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Shepherd Press (Click for full list of titles)
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2023Socialist republic
Remaking the British left in 1980s Sheffield
by Daisy Payling
Socialist republic is a timely account of 1980s left-wing politics in South Yorkshire. It explores how Sheffield City Council set out to renew the British Left. Through careful analysis of the Council's agenda and how it interacted with trade unions, women's groups, lesbian and gay rights groups and acted on issues such as peace, environmentalism, anti-apartheid and anti-racism, the book draws out the complexities involved in building a broad-based politics which aimed unite class and identity politics. Running counter to 1980s narratives dominated by Thatcherism, the book examines the persistence of social democracy locally, demonstrating how grassroots local histories can enrich our understanding of political developments on a national and international level. The book is essential reading for students, scholars, and activists with an interest in left-wing politics and history.
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The ArtsApril 2025Studio Electrophonique
The Sheffield space age, from The Human League to Pulp
by Jamie Taylor
The amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain's most beloved bands. The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape-recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump. In the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the futuristic sound of 1980s pop. The Human League, Heaven 17, Pulp, ABC and others made their early recordings with Ken, whose DIY ethic was the perfect fit for a city facing industrial decline but teeming with ideas. Studio Electrophonique tells the story of a generation seeking new frontiers in music, using everything they could lay their hands on - from science fiction novels to glam rock, Dada art and cheap electronics - to get there. Drawing on original interviews with Jarvis Cocker, Martyn Ware, Mark White and others, it brings to light a world of humour, charm, creativity and unfounded yet undaunted self-belief.
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History of Art / Art & Design StylesFebruary 2017After 1851
The material and visual cultures of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham
by Edited by Kate Nichols, Sarah Victoria Turner
Echoing Joseph Paxton's question at the close of the Great Exhibition, 'What is to become of the Crystal Palace?', this interdisciplinary essay collection argues that there is considerable potential in studying this unique architectural and art-historical document after 1851, when it was rebuilt in the South London suburb of Sydenham. It brings together research on objects, materials and subjects as diverse as those represented under the glass roof of the Sydenham Palace itself; from the Venus de Milo to Sheffield steel, souvenir 'peep eggs' to war memorials, portrait busts to imperial pageants, tropical plants to cartoons made by artists on the spot, copies of paintings from ancient caves in India to 1950s film. Essays do not simply catalogue and collect this eclectic congregation, but provide new ways for assessing the significance of the Sydenham Crystal Palace for both nineteenth- and twentieth-century studies. The volume will be of particular interest to researchers and students of British cultural history, museum studies, and art history.
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January 2023Script of Love - Mit jedem deiner Blicke (Love-Trilogie, Band 2)
Erlebe die aufregende Second-Chance-Romance im wunderschönen Venedig!
by Marina Neumeier
Eine Vergangenheit, die sie entzweit. Ein Skript, das sie vereint. Sofia Sartori ist gescheitert. Obwohl es schon immer ihr Traum war, Schauspielerin zu werden, zwingt sie ein folgenschwerer Zwischenfall in Hollywood dazu, die Traumfabrik zu verlassen. Jetzt, fünf Jahre später, hält sie sich in ihrer Heimatstadt Venedig mit einem Job in einem touristischen Theater über Wasser, fest entschlossen, nie mehr zum Kino zurückzukehren. Dieser Entschluss gerät ins Wanken, als Regisseur Roger Sheffield sie wie aus dem Nichts für die Hauptrolle in seinem neuen Projekt will. Kann Sofia vergessen, was in Los Angeles passiert ist, und sich noch einmal vor die Kamera stellen? Insbesondere dann, wenn ihr Co-Star kein anderer als ihr Ex Orlando Grandin ist? Lass dich entführen in eine Welt voller Fernweh, Hollywood-Charme und zweiter Chancen! Mit dem zweiten Band ihrer Love -Trilogie hat Marina Neumeier eine Second-Chance-Romance geschaffen, die auf einfühlsame Weise zeigt, dass MeToo und Slutshaming in allen Lebenslagen eine Rolle spielen und auf unterschiedlichste Arten Wunden hinterlassen können. Klimaneutrales Produkt – Wir unterstützen ausgewählte Klimaprojekte!
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Film theory & criticismFebruary 2014The Encyclopedia of British Film
Fourth edition
by Edited by Brian McFarlane
With well over 6,300 articles, including over 500 new entries, this fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of British Film is a fully updated invaluable reference guide to the British film industry. It is the most authoritative volume yet, stretching from the inception of the industry to the present day, with detailed listings of the producers, directors, actors and studios behind a century or so of great British cinema. Brian McFarlane's meticulously researched guide is the definitive companion for anyone interested in the world of film. Previous editions have sold many thousands of copies and this fourth edition will be an essential work of reference for enthusiasts interested in the history of British cinema, and for universities and libraries.
