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  • The Unexpected Joys of Being a Pigeon

    de Callum Brown ...
    Paddy is the only son of perhaps the most famous pigeons in all of England. In somewhat unusual circumstances, he finds himself alone, on a journey of self-discovery, on the wintry, unforgiving streets of London. His destination? Trafalgar Square, aka pigeon paradise. It should be fairly easy, especially for a bird, but when Paddy accidentally steps on a Eurostar train, he’s whisked off to Paris. ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain

    The Open Conspiracy 1930-80

    de Callum G. Brown ...
    This book re-writes the origins of the progressive 1960s. It argues that 94 leading British intellectuals, nearly all humanists, were inspired by H.G. Wells to amend the ethical laws of the nation under a banner of “The Open Conspiracy”.Using a wealth of correspondence and other materials covering 1930 to 1980, Callum Brown identifies a new motivation behind ethical change. Whilst established ... Leer más

    $93.99 USD

  • The Humanist Movement in Modern Britain

    A History of Ethicists, Rationalists and Humanists

    de Callum G. Brown, Professor David Nash, Dr Charlie Lynch ...
    Humanists have been a major force in British life since the turn of the 20th century. Here, leading historians of religious non-belief Callum Brown, David Nash, and Charlie Lynch examine how humanist organisations brought ethical reform and rationalism to the nation as it faced the moral issues of the modern world. This book provides a long overdue account of this dynamic group.Developing through ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • The Death of Christian Britain

    Understanding Secularisation, 1800–2000

    de Callum G. Brown ...
    Series series Christianity and Society in the Modern World
    The Death of Christian Britain examines how the nation’s dominant religious culture has been destroyed. Callum Brown challenges the generally held view that secularization was a long and gradual process dating from the industrial revolution. Instead, he argues that it has been a catastrophic and abrupt cultural revolution starting in the 1960s. Using the latest techniques of gender analysis, and ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Becoming Atheist

    Humanism and the Secular West

    de Callum G. Brown ...
    The Western World is becoming atheist. In the space of three generations churchgoing and religious belief have become alien to millions. We are in the midst of one of humankind's great cultural changes. How has this happened?Becoming Atheist explores how people of the sixties' generation have come to live their lives as if there is no God. It tells the life narratives of those from Britain, ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • Postmodernism for Historians

    de Callum G. Brown ...
    Postmodernism is an essential approach to History. This is the first dedicated primer on postmodernism for the historian. It offers a step-by-step guide to postmodern theory, includes a guide to how historians have applied the theory, and provides a review of why its critics are wrong. In simple and clear language, it takes the reader through the chain of theory that developed in the 20th century ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • The Battle for Christian Britain

    Sex, Humanists and Secularisation, 1945–1980

    de Callum G. Brown ...
    Post-war British culture was initially dominated by religious-led sexual austerity and, from the sixties, by secular liberalism. Using five case studies of local licensing and a sixth on the BBC, conservative Christians are exposed here as the nation's censors, fighting effectively for purity on stage, screen and in public places. The Anglican-led Public Morality Council was astonishingly ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain

    de Callum G. Brown ...
    Series series Religion, Politics and Society in Britain
    During the twentieth century, Britain turned from one of the most deeply religious nations of the world into one of the most secularised nations. This book provides a comprehensive account of religion in British society and culture between 1900 and 2000. It traces how Christian Puritanism and respectability framed the people amidst world wars, economic depressions, and social protest, and how ... Leer más

    $69.99 USD

  • Britain Since 1707

    de Hamish Fraser, Callum G. Brown ...
    Britain since 1707 is the first single-volume book to cover the complex and multi-layered history of Great Britain from its inception until 2007.Bringing together political, economic, social and cultural history, the book offers a reliable and balanced account of the nation over a 300 year period. It looks at major developments – such as the Enlightenment, the growth of democracy and gender change ... Leer más

    $78.99 USD

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    Oh, What a Lovely Century

    One man's marvellous adventures in love, war and high society

    de Roderic Fenwick Owen ...
    Narrado por Callum Scott Howells, Hugh Skinner, Simon Callow ...

    Completo

    22 hora 5 minutos

    Read by Callum Scott Howells (It's A Sin), Hugh Skinner (W1A, Fleabag, Mumma Mia 2) and Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, Outlander)'A completely extraordinary autobiography. One that reads like the most outlandish, beguiling fiction but that is - amazingly - all true' - William Boyd, Sunday Times bestselling author'A wonderful journey through 20th Century history. I ... Leer más

    $37.99 USD

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    Fear

    An Alternative History of the World

    de Robert Peckham ...
    Narrado por Callum Coates ...

    Completo

    11 hora 45 minutos

    It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving force - of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and other people. In Fear: An Alternative History of theWorld, Robert Peckham considers the impact of fear ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Secularisation in the Christian World

    de Michael Snape ...
    The power of modernity to secularise has been a foundational idea of the western world. Both social science and church history understood that the Christian religion from 1750 was deeply vulnerable to industrial urbanisation and the Enlightenment. But as evidence mounts that countries of the European world experienced secularising forces in different ways at different periods, the timing and ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD