Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023
ISBN 10: 0008457573 ISBN 13: 9780008457570
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The untold story of a British institution Brilliant. Alan Johnson Compelling. David Kynaston The beer drinkers Bill Bryson. Times Literary Supplement Ferment Magazines Best Beer Book of the Year Pete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of the working mens clubs. From the movements founding by teetotaller social reformer the Reverend Henry Solly to the booze-soaked mid-century heyday, when more than 7 million Brits were members, this warm-hearted and entertaining book reveals how and why the clubs became the cornerstone of Britains social life offering much more than cheap Federation Bitter and chicken in a basket. Often dismissed as relics of a bygone age bastions of bigotry and racism Brown reminds us that long before the days of Phoenix Nights, 3,000-seat venues routinely played host to stars like Shirley Bassey, Louis Armstrong, and the Bee Gees, offering entertainment for all the family, and close to home at that. Britains best-known comedians made reputations through a thick miasma of smoke, from Sunniside to Skegness. For a young man growing up in the pit town of Barnsley this was a radiant wonderland that transformed those who entered. Brown explores the clubs role in defining masculinity, community and class identity for generations of men in Britains industrial towns. They were, at their best, a vehicle for social mobility and self-improvement, run as cooperatives for working people by working people: an informal, community-owned pre-cursor to the Welfare State. As the movement approaches its 160th anniversary, this exuberant book brings to life the thrills and the spills of a cultural phenomenon that might still be rescued from irrelevance. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
ISBN 10: 0008457573 ISBN 13: 9780008457570
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Verlag: HarperNorth, 2023
ISBN 10: 0008457573 ISBN 13: 9780008457570
Anbieter: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Vereinigtes Königreich
paperback. Zustand: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Jun 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 0008457573 ISBN 13: 9780008457570
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The untold story of a British institution.