Young outsiders;: A study of alternative communities

MILLS, Richard

Pantheon Books

Observing Children in the Primary Classroom (RLE Edu O)

In a sequence of observations of six children aged 5-11 in six different state schools this book offers a slice of classroom life, a microcosm of the educational scene. Since the book was first written there have been many changes in the curriculum, structure, governance and funding of British primary schools, as well as in the language used to describe these changes. But Observing Children in the Primary Classroom remains as valid now as earlier, as a lively and entertaining indicator of children’s daily school experience. We see the reception class of an infants’ school through the eyes of Mike, a lively five-year-old traveller boy. Six-year-old Rashda, a girl of Asian heritage, grapples with English as a Second Language at her multi-ethnic city school. Slow-learner David finds school life rather overpowering, despite receiving expert extra help. Lucy, eight, is a star in everything she does at her Roman Catholic school, while Lorraine, one year older, is cheerful but utterly bewildered. Finally, Peter, organises his work in an open-plan setting and makes some surprising choices.

Observing Children in the Primary Classroom (RLE Edu O): All In A Day

Reference

Routledge

Young Outsiders: A Study in Alternative Communities

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Young Outsiders (Routledge Revivals)

Sociology

The Beatles and Fandom: Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia

Product Description 
Sex, death and nostalgia are among the impulses driving Beatles fandom: the metaphorical death of the Beatles after their break-up in 1970 has fueled the progressive nostalgia of fan conventions for 48 years; the death of John Lennon and George Harrison has added pathos and drama to the Beatles' story; 
Beatles Monthly predicated on the Beatles' good looks and the letters page was a forum for euphemistically expressed sexuality. 
The Beatles and Fandom is the first book to discuss these fan subcultures. It combines academic theory on fandom with compelling original research material to tell an alternative history of the Beatles phenomenon: a fans' history of the Beatles that runs concurrently with the popular story we all know. 
 Review 
“I found it hard to put down … The Beatles and Fandom is absolutely recommended reading for Beatles researchers and music fandom scholars.” – IASPM Journal“Mills takes a deep dive into the Beatles’ history, and he explains their influential longevity and sustained credence as a group and as individual musical entities … [Those] in the world of academia will find this journey to understanding the artistic phenomenon known as the Beatles―where, why, and how it began and why it still continues―right down Penny Lane. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.” - CHOICE"[T]his book is primarily an academic study and is a globally researched project that reflects how the band’s influence imparts nostalgia not from a whimsical standpoint, but as a deep-seated thought-provoking exposition that leans on the reader to get underneath the superficial ... I give this 4 out of 4 beetles." ―Beatles-Freak's Reviews“A fresh, comprehensive take on the fans we thought we knew for all these years! The Beatles and Fandom will be an indispensable resource for Beatles and pop culture scholars, as well as a fascinating read for anyone else seeking to know more about fans of the Fabs.” ―Katie Kapurch, Assistant Professor of English, Texas State, USA, and co-editor of New Critical Perspectives on the Beatles (2016)“The Beatles and Fandom shows how looking back can be a way of creating new communities, mash-ups, tributes and commentaries. Covering an impressive variety of fan practices and media, Richard Mills challenges stereotypes and engages with the real complexities and pleasures of Beatles fandom. Whether analysing the 'journalist-as-superfan', Beatles Monthly or the band's presence on YouTube, this thought-provoking book leaves no room for doubt: fan studies is fab.” ―Matt Hills, Professor of Journalism and Media, University of Huddersfield, UK, and author of Fan Cultures (2002) 
 About the Author 
Richard Mills is Programme Director and Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies and Screen Media at the School of Arts and Humanities at St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK.

Beatles and Fandom, The: Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia

Arts & Photography

Music

Bloomsbury Academic

The Beatles and Black Music: Post-Colonial Theory, Musicology and Remix Culture

Sex, death and nostalgia are among the impulses driving Beatles fandom: the metaphorical death of the Beatles after their break-up in 1970 has fueled the progressive nostalgia of fan conventions for 48 years; the death of John Lennon and George Harrison has added pathos and drama to the Beatles' story; Beatles Monthly predicated on the Beatles' good looks and the letters page was a forum for euphemistically expressed sexuality. The Beatles and Fandom is the first book to discuss these fan subcultures. It combines academic theory on fandom with compelling original research material to tell an alternative history of the Beatles phenomenon: a fans' history of the Beatles that runs concurrently with the popular story we all know.

Robert's Rules of Order: A Complete Guide to Robert's Rules of Order

Business & Money

Business Culture

Ingram Publishing

The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State (International Library of Twentieth Century History)

Even before Tito's Communist Party established control over the war-ravaged territories which became socialist Yugoslavia, his partisan forces were using football as a revolutionary tool. In 1944 a team representing the incipient state was dispatched to play matches around the liberated Mediterranean. This consummated a deep relationship between football and communism that endured until this complex multi-ethnic polity tore itself apart in the 1990s. Starting with an exploration of the game in the short-lived interwar Kingdom, this book traces that liaison for the first time. Based on extensive archival research and interviews, it ventures across the former Yugoslavia to illustrate the myriad ways football was harnessed by an array of political forces. Communists purposefully re-engineered Yugoslavia's most popular sport in the tumult of the 1940s, using it to integrate diverse territories and populations. Subsequently, the game advanced Tito's distinct brand of communism, with its Cold War-era policy of non-alignment and experimentation with self-management. Yet, even under tight control, football was racked by corruption, match-fixing and violence. Alternative political and national visions were expressed in the stadiums of both Yugoslavias, and clubs, players and supporters ultimately became perpetrators and victims in the countries' violent demise.In Richard Mills' hands, the former Yugoslavia's stadiums become vehicles to explore the relationship between sport and the state, society, nationalism, state-building, inter-ethnic tensions and war. The book is the first in-depth study of the Yugoslav game and offers a revealing new way to approach the complex history of Yugoslavia.In Richard Mills' hands, the stadiums of the former Yugoslavia become vehicles to explore the relationship between state and society, nationalism, popular protest, state-building and inter-ethnic tensions. The book is the first to study football in this period, and in doing so offers a revealing new way to approach the complex history of socialist Yugoslavia.

Religion & Spirituality

I.B.Tauris

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