In this episode, the author of Yes to Europe!: The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain, Robert Saunders, joins Executive Publisher Michael Watson to discuss Britain's first national referendum to decide whether the UK should remain in Europe, how it compared to Brexit in 2016, and more.
Read MoreAbout the Cambridge University Press Bookshop Cambridge University Press Bookshop opened in 1992, but the shop itself has been around for a great deal longer and selling books all the while; since 1581, in fact. Passing from hand to hand over the centuries, 1 Trinity Street was taken over in 1846 by Daniel and Alexander […]
Read MoreOne hundred years after the United States’ entry into the 1914–18 world war, what aspects of this vast global conflict, and of America’s role in it, are worthy of commemoration? First and foremost, we remember the ten million men all over the world who lost their lives in the war. Indeed, remembering this “Lost Generation” is […]
Read MoreIn her new book, Captives of War, published this week, Clare Makepeace uses war-time diaries, letters and logbooks written by British POWs in the Second World War to throw fresh light on their experiences in captivity. In this exclusive article for fifteeneightyfour, Clare tells how her grandfather's reluctance to talk about his own experiences as a POW in Poland during World War Two inspired her to write the book.
Read MoreIt's 40 years since the release of 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols' - one of the most iconic and influential albums in music history. In this exclusive article for fifteeneightyfour, Matt Worley, author of new punk book, No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976-1984, looks back at one of punk's era-defining records and finds that it still has the power to thrill, provoke and excite.
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce that we continue our week-long celebration of new punk book, No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976-1984, with a brand new poem by Tim Wells and a 'No Future' Spotify Playlist by author Matt Worley. PLAY LOUD AND ENJOY!
Read MoreNew punk book No Future by Matt Worley launched at the brilliant Rough Trade East on Brick Lane in London last night and we had a blast! If you couldn't be there, here's what you missed...
Read MoreNo Future by Matthew Worley launches this week and to celebrate we are giving away ten signed copies of the book on Facebook and Twitter. See below for details of how to enter. And watch this space for more competitions and exclusive features this week!
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