Memories of the Old College of Glasgow
Title | Memories of the Old College of Glasgow PDF eBook |
Author | David Murray |
Publisher | |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Glasgow (Scotland) |
ISBN |
Glasgow
Title | Glasgow PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Martin Devine |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Glasgow (Scotland) |
ISBN | 9780719036910 |
Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow
Title | Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow PDF eBook |
Author | David Clarke |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2013-06-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0748678921 |
This engrossing and entertaining scientific history includes the story of Glasgow's 'Big Bang' of 1863, the controversy over 'Astronomer Royal for Scotland' and a historical survey of the eight observatories that once populated Glasgow.
The Spectator
Title | The Spectator PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 972 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
Classical Education in Britain, 1500-1900
Title | Classical Education in Britain, 1500-1900 PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Lowther Clarke |
Publisher | CUP Archive |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Classical education |
ISBN |
Football: The First Hundred Years
Title | Football: The First Hundred Years PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Harvey |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2013-05-13 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1134269110 |
The story of the creation of Britain's national game has often been told. According to the accepted wisdom, the refined football games created by English public schools in the 1860s subsequently became the sports of the masses. Football, The First Hundred Years, provides a revisionist history of the game, challenging previously widely-accepted beliefs. Harvey argues that established football history does not correspond with the facts. Football, as played by the 'masses' prior to the adoption of the public school codes is almost always portrayed as wild and barbaric. This view may require considerable modification in the light of Harvey's research. Football's First One Hundred Years provides a very detailed picture of the football played outside the confines of the public schools, revealing a culture that was every bit as sophisticated and influential as that found within their prestigious walls. Football, The First Hundred Years sets forth a completely revisionist thesis, offering a different perspective on almost every aspect of the established history of the formative years of the game. The book will be of great interest to sports historians and football enthusiasts alike.
The 'natural Leaders' and Their World
Title | The 'natural Leaders' and Their World PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Jeffrey Wright |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1846318483 |
A richly detailed exploration of the complex urban culture of the Presbyterian elite in late-Georgian Belfast, The 'Natural Leaders' and their World offers a major reassessment of the political life of Belfast in the early nineteenth century. Examining the activities of a close-knit group of individuals who sought to reform British and European politics, Jonathan Wright addresses topics such as romanticism, evangelicalism, and altruism, with a look at writers such as Lord Byron, Walter Scott, Robert Owen, and Thomas Chalmers. In doing so, he tells the story of a Presbyterian middle class and the complex entanglement of their political, cultural, and intellectual lives.