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War resisters’ international present; ‘Nonviolent Campaigning’
Launch of second edition of WRI’s ‘Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns’ (WRI, 2014, £7)
War Resisters’ International launches the second edition of its Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns. The handbook is a selection of methods, tools, and experiences of using nonviolence to create tangible, long-lasting change in situations of violence and oppression. While our movements are diverse, we all share the common goal of challenging violence and oppression in our communities.
Books \ History \ Housmans \ War \ WWI
Mulk Raj Anand’s Across the Black Waters : remembering Indian soldiers in WW1
Please join Man Booker Prize judge Alistair Niven for an evening to discuss the politics of Indian soldiers involvement in the First World War, as explored in Mulk Raj Anand’s recently republished classic book on the subject, ‘Across the Black Waters’.
Housmans \ John Barker \ Leon Rosselson \ Music \ Robb Johnson
‘Working Class Culture’ with John Barker, Robb Johnson and Leon Rosselson
Political singer-songwriters Robb Johnson and Leon Rosselson are joined by author and activist John Barker to perform their work, and discuss the politics of working class culture.
Books \ Caitlin Moran \ Fuse book club \ Housmans
Fuse book group: Caitlin Moran’s How to Build a girl
This is just a reminder that the Fuse Bookclub at Housmans will be meeting this Thursday, 9th October, at 7pm, to talk about
How To Build A Girl by Caitlin Moran.
Fuse book club \ Housmans \ Nigel Farage \ The right
Fuse book club: Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right 14th August
Housmans has a monthly book club which usually meets on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7 pm in the shop. This is a friendly, relaxed group, and all book-lovers are welcome! The group reads a lot of non-fiction titles, and some fiction, too. Members are always welcome to suggest the next title, […]
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‘London Irish Fictions’ 30th July
BOOK TALK ‘London Irish Fictions’ with John Healy and Tony Murray Wednesday 30th July, 7pm at Housmans Bookshop. Tony Murray’s ‘London Irish Fictions’ is the first book about the literature of the Irish in London. By examining over 30 novels, short stories and autobiographies set in London since the Second World War, Murray investigates the […]
Books \ Event \ Housmans \ Robert Kingham
‘Machen’s London Adventure’ 23rd July
THE THREE IMPOSTERS PRESENT ‘Machen’s London Adventure’ with Robert Kingham Wednesday 23rd July, 7pm at Housmans bookshop. Three Impostors press (www.threeimpostors.co.uk) unveil their new edition of Arthur Machen’s ‘The London Adventure’, a classic of psychogeographical writing in the form of an unorthodox memoir of the time Machen spent as a reporter for the Evening News […]
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