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I Saw the Welsh Revival

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David Matthews was one of the participants of the Welsh revival, and "I Saw the Welsh Revival" is his personal impression of the 1904 revival in Wales. First published by Moody Press, it is published again to recall the mighty days of a century ago when revival fire spread throughout the principality of Wales and beyond.Our present greatest need is revival. I Saw the Welsh Revival will stimulate ... Read more

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David Matthews was one of the participants of the Welsh revival, and "I Saw the Welsh Revival" is his personal impression of the 1904 revival in Wales. First published by Moody Press, it is published again to recall the mighty days of a century ago when revival fire spread throughout the principality of Wales and beyond.Our present greatest need is revival. I Saw the Welsh Revival will stimulate
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Fashion Victims

The Dangers of Dress Past and Present

by Alison Matthews David ...

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns.Fabulously gory and gruesome, ... Read more

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From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns.Fabulously gory and gruesome,
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True Blue

Strange Tales from a Tory Nation

by Chris Horrie, David Matthews ...

Whatever happened to middle England? Two of our funniest writers set out on a journey through conservative country – with hilarious results.The Women's Institute. Polo matches. The Duke of Edinburgh. Nimbys, shooting and game fairs. Pall Mall clubs, the Countryside Alliance and Boris Johnson. Hampshire Police’s brass band, the rubber chicken circuit – and of course the Conservative party itself ... Read more

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Whatever happened to middle England? Two of our funniest writers set out on a journey through conservative country – with hilarious results.The Women's Institute. Polo matches. The Duke of Edinburgh. Nimbys, shooting and game fairs. Pall Mall clubs, the Countryside Alliance and Boris Johnson. Hampshire Police’s brass band, the rubber chicken circuit – and of course the Conservative party itself
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Welfare for a Humane Future

Moving Beyond the Welfare State of Racial Capitalism

by David Matthews, Howard Waitzkin ...

Welfare for people in need always contains profound contradictions. Under capitalism, the welfare state reinforces exploitation and discrimination, yet working people have fought for welfare, which protects against the worst excesses of capitalism. Given the important benefits that welfare can provide, we need to consider the components of a post-capitalist welfare system, one that actually meets ... Read more

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Welfare for people in need always contains profound contradictions. Under capitalism, the welfare state reinforces exploitation and discrimination, yet working people have fought for welfare, which protects against the worst excesses of capitalism. Given the important benefits that welfare can provide, we need to consider the components of a post-capitalist welfare system, one that actually meets
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The Class Struggle and Welfare

Social Policy under Capitalism

by David Matthews ...

A fresh look on the welfare system—with a view beyond the stateWith The Class Struggle and Welfare, David Matthews argues that we must understand the welfare state as a dialectical phenomenon—a product of class struggle. Confronting the hypocritical rhetoric of politicians who castigate welfare beneficiaries as lazy and “workshy,” Matthews points to clear evidence that the welfare state is ... Read more

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A fresh look on the welfare system—with a view beyond the stateWith The Class Struggle and Welfare, David Matthews argues that we must understand the welfare state as a dialectical phenomenon—a product of class struggle. Confronting the hypocritical rhetoric of politicians who castigate welfare beneficiaries as lazy and “workshy,” Matthews points to clear evidence that the welfare state is
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The Oxford Trinity

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It’s 1986. Thatcher’s Britain, and the City of London is buzzing with energy and aspiration.A gifted young barrister is found slaughtered in Temple Gardens, and Scotland Yard is called in. The crime has all the hallmarks of a straightforward grudge killing, but for DCI Joe Loxley and his murder team, it is just the beginning of a serial murder case that becomes increasingly high-profile. The chase ... Read more

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It’s 1986. Thatcher’s Britain, and the City of London is buzzing with energy and aspiration.A gifted young barrister is found slaughtered in Temple Gardens, and Scotland Yard is called in. The crime has all the hallmarks of a straightforward grudge killing, but for DCI Joe Loxley and his murder team, it is just the beginning of a serial murder case that becomes increasingly high-profile. The chase
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Last Stop, Lyndhurst

by David Matthews ...

Retired Scotland Yard detective Joe Loxley’s peaceful retirement with his wife in the New Forest is abruptly shattered when, out of the blue, he begins receiving a series of threatening notes.Events take an even more sinister turn when the body of a philanthropic local businessman, Roger Turnbull, is found shot dead in the forest. As the murder investigation unfolds, each shocking discovery ... Read more

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Retired Scotland Yard detective Joe Loxley’s peaceful retirement with his wife in the New Forest is abruptly shattered when, out of the blue, he begins receiving a series of threatening notes.Events take an even more sinister turn when the body of a philanthropic local businessman, Roger Turnbull, is found shot dead in the forest. As the murder investigation unfolds, each shocking discovery
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Welfare for a Humane Future

Moving Beyond the Welfare State of Racial Capitalism

by David Matthews, Howard Waitzkin ...

Welfare for a Humane Future by David Matthews and Howard Waitzkin critiques the capitalist welfare state, emphasizing its role in sustaining racial capitalism’s exploitative structures. The authors argue that welfare under capitalism reinforces racial and class divisions, as seen in historical policies like the New Deal, which excluded Black workers. They envision a post-capitalist welfare system ... Read more

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Welfare for a Humane Future by David Matthews and Howard Waitzkin critiques the capitalist welfare state, emphasizing its role in sustaining racial capitalism’s exploitative structures. The authors argue that welfare under capitalism reinforces racial and class divisions, as seen in historical policies like the New Deal, which excluded Black workers. They envision a post-capitalist welfare system
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Stash

A Novel

by David Matthew Klein ...

From Debut Novelist David Klein – A Page-Turning Story of Suburbia and Its SecretsGwen Raine is a woman readers will instantly recognize: an attractive, thirtyish stay-at-home mom who lives in the kind of tranquil suburban community where the wives spend their days ferrying the kids to and from school and music lessons and nature camps and where the husbands work long, grueling hours at stressful ... Read more

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From Debut Novelist David Klein – A Page-Turning Story of Suburbia and Its SecretsGwen Raine is a woman readers will instantly recognize: an attractive, thirtyish stay-at-home mom who lives in the kind of tranquil suburban community where the wives spend their days ferrying the kids to and from school and music lessons and nature camps and where the husbands work long, grueling hours at stressful
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Voices of the Windrush Generation

The real story told by the people themselves

by David Matthews ...

'Evocative, authentic and brilliantly told - a wonderful read.' David LammyForeword by West Indies Cricketer Sir Clive LloydVoices of the Windrush Generation is a powerful collection of stories from the men, women and children of the Windrush generation - West Indians who emigrated to Britain between 1948 and 1971 in response to labour shortages, and in search of a better life.Edited by journalist ... Read more

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'Evocative, authentic and brilliantly told - a wonderful read.' David LammyForeword by West Indies Cricketer Sir Clive LloydVoices of the Windrush Generation is a powerful collection of stories from the men, women and children of the Windrush generation - West Indians who emigrated to Britain between 1948 and 1971 in response to labour shortages, and in search of a better life.Edited by journalist
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Death on the Path

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Living alone in his single bedsit in Marylebone, young Daniel Felton is a young man in trouble.As his financial problems mount, feeling increasingly threatened and desperate, he needs to get away from London fast. With some helpful assistance from his concerned cousin, he finds a welcome bolt hole down in deepest Cornwall.At first ‘The Chough Cottage’ in Tregarris seems a welcome sanctuary. ... Read more

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Living alone in his single bedsit in Marylebone, young Daniel Felton is a young man in trouble.As his financial problems mount, feeling increasingly threatened and desperate, he needs to get away from London fast. With some helpful assistance from his concerned cousin, he finds a welcome bolt hole down in deepest Cornwall.At first ‘The Chough Cottage’ in Tregarris seems a welcome sanctuary.
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Subaltern Medievalisms

Medievalism 'from below' in Nineteenth-Century Britain

by David Matthews, Ingrid Hanson, Stuart McWilliams, Carolyn P Collette, Michael Sanders, Matthew Roberts, Rosemary A. Mitchell, Stephen Knight, Stephen Basdeo0, Colin Trodd1 ...

This book offers a challenge to the current study of nineteenth-century British medievalism, re-examining its general perception as an elite and conservative tendency, the imposition of order from above evidenced in the work of Walter Scott, in the Eglinton Tournament, and in endless Victorian depictions of armour-clad knights. Whilst some previous scholars have warned that medievalism should not ... Read more

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This book offers a challenge to the current study of nineteenth-century British medievalism, re-examining its general perception as an elite and conservative tendency, the imposition of order from above evidenced in the work of Walter Scott, in the Eglinton Tournament, and in endless Victorian depictions of armour-clad knights. Whilst some previous scholars have warned that medievalism should not
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