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Rough Violence (Paperback)
Gabriel Kolko, Diana Johnstone, Trevor Griffiths; Edited by Tony Simpson
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R202
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Trevor Griffiths was born in Manchester in 1935, of Irish and Welsh
descent. He has been a writer for the theatre, television and
cinema since the late 1960s. His work has been seen throughout the
world and has won numerous awards. This title features nine of his
plays.
Two former GPs provide a refreshing and liberating medical view of
the useful purposes of our unpleasant emotions to move life on with
healthy adjustments (E-motion = energy in motion). They show
through true stories how anxiety, anger, guilty self-questioning
and depressive emptiness, when viewed in a totally different light,
are not negative, but are the vital evidence we need to name our
hidden personal values. Harnessing emotion into values-based action
plans renews inner strength, prevents illness and transforms
setbacks, disappointments and hurts into paths to come through
stronger.
How to make better life-enhancing choices when environments crumble
and population shifts disrupt our ways of living? Dr Griffiths
takes a deep look at how our brains trick us into seeing the
surface of things so that we lose sight of the deep relatedness on
which our survival as groups will increasingly depend. Many
astonishing insights follow. Body-mind dualism dissolves, as the
ecological person moves with others in a renewed group-approach to
thriving. Dilemmas in the standard quantum view of matter and
spirituality resolve so that groups of people are empowered by the
same fusion energy burning in stars to renew their power of
creative choice. Human inner heart is restored over mind, to its
central place, as personal values reshape the future.
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Tskhinvali: Shock and Awe (Paperback)
Kevin Coates; Contributions by Stephen Cohen, Mike Cooley, Trevor Griffiths, Gareth Peirce, …
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R199
Discovery Miles 1 990
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This spellbinding reverse cat and mouse drama garnered rave reviews
in London and Dublin. It is 1794 and Danton, the hero of the French
Revolution, has been betrayed and jailed amid the terror he helped
unleash. To confound any attempt to free the fabled prisoner, a
convicted actor is kept in an identical cell at another location.
Danton employs all his guile to convince his guard that he is the
decoy, win his trust and get him to convey a letter to the outside
world to effect his liberation. But is this really Danton? Or the
actor? Or a madman?
Thomas Paine, though prominent in two Revolutions and almost hanged
for attempting to raise a third, is grown in our day, somewhat dim.
He incurred the bitter hostility of three men not generally united:
Pitt, Robespierre, and Washington. Of these the first two sought
his death, while the third carefully abstained from measures
designed to save his life. Pitt and Washington hated him because he
was a democrat; Robespierre, because he opposed the execution of
the King and the Reign of Terror. Trevor Griffiths' thrilling
screenplay carries Tom Paine from persecution in England, to the
American War of Independence, to Revolutionary France, mixing
politics, love and war. as a consequence, Tom Paine's light shines
brighter as his bi-centenary approaches.
Trevor Griffiths was born in Manchester in 1935, of Irish and Welsh
descent. He has been a writer for the theatre, television and
cinema since the late 1960s. His work has been seen throughout the
world and has won numerous awards. This title features nine of his
plays.
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Syria and Iran (Paperback)
Trevor Griffiths, Lord Byron, Stuart Holland; Edited by Tony Simpson
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R202
Discovery Miles 2 020
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The nineteenth century was a period of profound change in Scottish
history. Industrialisation, improved communications, agricultural
transformation, country to town migration, upheavals in the church,
increased trade, and imperialism -- all these affected the pace and
rhythm of everyday life across the country. At the same time
increased literacy helped to generate new patterns of identity,
extending beyond the local to encompass the nation, which
challenged certainties of how the world was viewed. With new styles
of living came new dangers to the physical and moral health of the
population, and increased apprehension of crime and disorder.
Industrialisation created opportunities for consumption and
recreation but with tangible environmental and economic costs.
Rural Scotland adjusted to changes in farming practice and the
traumas of population loss and began to look to the opportunities
presented by recreation and tourism. The large-scale creation and
survival of documentary evidence and records make the study of
everyday life during this period practicable in depth for the first
time. This volume presents a vivid account that includes the
experiences of all the people of Scotland. It draws on every kind
of available evidence and on work in social and cultural history,
sociology and anthropology. The series will be complete in four
volumes. x and x are already available. x is forthcoming.
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Haditha Ethics (Paperback)
Gabriel Kolko, Christopher Gifford, Evo Morales; Volume editing by Ken Coates, Trevor Griffiths, …
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R202
Discovery Miles 2 020
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The popularity of cinema and cinema-going in Scotland was
exceptional. By 1929 Glasgow had 127 cinemas, and by 1939 it
claimed more cinema seats per capita than any other city in the
world. Focusing on the social experience of cinema and
cinema-going, this collection of essays provides a detailed context
for the history of early cinema in Scotland, from its inception in
1896 until the arrival of sound in the early 1930s. Tracing the
movement from travelling fairground shows to the establishment of
permanent cinemas in major cities and small towns across the
country, the book examines the attempts to establish a sustainable
feature film production sector and the significance of an imaginary
version of Scotland in international cinema. With case studies of
key productions like Rob Roy (1911), early cinema in small towns
like Bo'ness, Lerwick and Oban, as well as of the employment
patterns in Scottish cinemas, the collection also includes the most
complete account of Scottish-themed films produced in Scotland,
England, Europe and the USA from 1896 to 1927.
What did our Scottish grandparents and great grandparents see at
the cinema? What thrilled them on the silver screen? This is the
first scholarly work to document the cinema habits of early
twentieth-century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going
and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social
and economic history. The author draws extensively on archival
resources concerning the cinema as a business, on documentation
kept by cinema managers, and on the diaries and recollections of
cinema-goers. He considers patterns of cinema-going and attendance
levels, as well as changes in audience preferences for different
genres, stars or national origins of films. The thematic chapters
broaden out the discussion of cinema-going to consider the wider
social and cultural impact of this early form of mass leisure.
Trevor Griffiths' book is a major contribution to the growing body
of work on the history and significance of British film. Key
features: first major study of early Scottish film; new archives
and research; fascinating diary entries; early cinema as business;
and, important addition to Scottish film studies.
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price A
startling domestic thriller from the seventeenth century, one of
the first tragedies ever to be written about ordinary people.
Thomas Heywood's play A Woman Killed with Kindness strips bare two
women's lives, with forensic realism. It was first performed by
Worcester's Men in 1603. This edition, in the Nick Hern Books Drama
Classics series, is edited and introduced by Trevor Griffiths.
Examines the history of early cinema in Scotland from its inception
in 1896 until the 1930sThe popularity of cinema and cinema-going in
Scotland was exceptional. By 1929 Glasgow had 127 cinemas, and by
1939 it claimed more cinema seats per capita than any other city in
the world. Focusing on the social experience of cinema and
cinema-going, this collection of essays provides a detailed context
for the history of early cinema in Scotland, from its inception in
1896 until the arrival of sound in the early 1930s. Tracing the
movement from travelling fairground shows to the establishment of
permanent cinemas in major cities and small towns across the
country, the book examines the attempts to establish a sustainable
feature film production sector and the significance of an imaginary
version of Scotland in international cinema.With case studies of
key productions like 'Rob Roy' (1911), early cinema in small towns
like Bo'ness, Lerwick and Oban, as well as of the employment
patterns in Scottish cinemas, the collection also includes the most
complete account of Scottish-themed films produced in Scotland,
England, Europe and the USA from 1896 to 1927.Key FeaturesExplores
cinema-going in cities and towns across Scotland, large and
smallEngages with international debates on the social history of
cinemaIncludes a filmography of Scottish-themed films produced in
Scotland, England, Europe and the USA from 1896 to 1927
Winner of a Royal Television Society Award, this is the text of the
television drama broadcast by the BBC starring Brian Cox and Sinead
Cusack. Food for Ravens is a powerful political drama about one of
the great politicians of the Twentieth Century, Aneurin (Nye)
Bevan.
What did our Scottish grandparents and great grandparents see at
the cinema? What thrilled them on the silver screen? This is the
first scholarly work to document the cinema habits of early
twentieth-century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going
and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social
and economic history. The author draws extensively on archival
resources concerning the cinema as a business, on documentation
kept by cinema managers, and on the diaries and recollections of
cinema-goers. He considers patterns of cinema-going and attendance
levels, as well as changes in audience preferences for different
genres, stars or national origins of films. The thematic chapters
broaden out the discussion of cinema-going to consider the wider
social and cultural impact of this early form of mass leisure.
Trevor Griffiths' book is a major contribution to the growing body
of work on the history and significance of British film Key
Features: *First major study of early Scottish film *New archives
and research *Fascinating diary entries *Examines early cinema as
business
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