"An illustrated introduction to animals, both common and fantastic, including what they eat, how they move, where they live, and how they defend themselves from predators."
Cultural Studies Bloomsbury Academic Collections Yankee Go Home (& Take Me with U) : Americanization and Popular Culture (2016, E-book) by GeorgeMckay 208 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4742-8784-5, ISBN: 1-4742-8784-0
"The contempt towards these individuals, as in Sens Unik's 'La horde des faux,' (
The horde of the fakes) is as powerful as that expressed towards the police or the
politicians (Sens Unik 1993). As far as has been possible to ascertain, no new
group claiming to promote the ideals of the French branch of the Zulu Nation has
come out in the past years and, if the history of the French branch of the Zulu
Nation serves as a blueprint, it ..."
The Pop Festival History, Music, Media, Culture by GeorgeMckay Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-62356-820-7, ISBN: 1-62356-820-X
"'I'm going to camp out on the land ...try and get my soul free'. So sang Joni Mitchell in 1970 on 'Woodstock'. But Woodstock is only the tip of the iceberg. Popular music festivals are one of the strikingly successful and enduring features of seasonal popular cultural consumption for young people and older generations of enthusiasts. From pop and rock to folk, jazz and techno, under stars and canvas, dancing in the streets and in the mu ..."
The Pop Festival History, Music, Media, Culture by GeorgeMckay 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-62892-198-4, ISBN: 1-62892-198-6
"For the first two decades, the festival was connected with the Montreux Jazz
Festival (until 2000), and the label of 'International' was (until 2010) one that drew
on the cultural cachet of a renowned European festival. However, its
internationalism was also at odds with the sense of the city (and its industry) as a
cultural repository. Since 2007, the festival has had themes or taglines that touch
on the identity of the city and i ..."
Corporealities Discourses of Disability Corporealities : Discourses of Disability: Shakin' All over: Popular Music and Disability by GeorgeMckay 230 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-12004-8, ISBN: 0-472-12004-2
"... re- search has shown that, of different music genres, “rock and heavy metal
was played the loudest by both males and females” (Daniel 2007, 227).
Otologists and medical academics confirm each other's findings about the
dangers to hearing of popular music consumption in the new loud, mobile era—
in particular, around the impact of Walkman and iPod technologies on young
people. Writing in a survey of recent research in the field i ..."
Radical Gardening Politics, Idealism and Rebellion in the Garden by GeorgeMckay Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2013 by Frances Lincoln ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-3538-0, ISBN: 0-7112-3538-4
"War is the natural occupation of man . war-and gardening. Winston Churchill to Siegfried Sassoon, 1918 In the common public perception, contemporary gardening is understood as suburban, as leisure activity, as television makeover opportunity. Its origins are seen as religious or spiritual (Garden of Eden), military (the clipped lawn, the ha-ha and defensive ditches), aristocratic or monarchical (the stately home, the Royal Horticultur ..."
Shakin' All Over(Updated) Popular Music and Disability (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability) by GeorgeMckay Hardcover, 242 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-07209-5, ISBN: 0-472-07209-9
"Given the explosion in recent years of scholarship exploring the ways in which disability is manifested and performed in numerous cultural spaces, it’s surprising that until now there has never been a single monograph study covering the important intersection of popular music and disability. George McKay’s Shakin’ All Over is a cross-disciplinary examination of the ways in which popular music performers have addressed disability: in the ..."
Shakin' All Over Popular Music and Disability (Corporealities: Discourses of Disability) by GeorgeMckay Paperback, 242 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-05209-7, ISBN: 0-472-05209-8
"Given the explosion in recent years of scholarship exploring the ways in which disability is manifested and performed in numerous cultural spaces, it’s surprising that until now there has never been a single monograph study covering the important intersection of popular music and disability. George McKay’s Shakin’ All Over is a cross-disciplinary examination of the ways in which popular music performers have addressed disability: in the ..."
Scottish Names (Waverley Scottish Classics) by GeorgeMckay, Waverley Books Staff Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2009 by Waverley Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-902407-79-1, ISBN: 1-902407-79-2
"This is a guide to names used in Scotland - Scots, Gaelic, international, ancient, modern, and timeless - and their origins and meanings. These names are either popular in modern Scotland, or are chosen because they have some special significance or historical link to the country. With Gaelic pronunciations, and historical and geographical references to the origin of first names and surnames, this book both helps parents choose a name f ..."
Animals An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Karen Mcghee, GeorgeMckay Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2007 by The Five Mile Press Pty Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-74178-148-9, ISBN: 1-74178-148-5
"New York: National Geographic, 2007. Deluxe 1st ed. . Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 256 pages. Beautiful color drawings highlight this overview of the animal kindom. Deluxe edition in blue padded vinyl over boards, gilt edges and decor, ribbon marker. Great for younger readers."
"Get ready to take a walk on the wild side! National Geographic Children's Books' brand-new reference work provides families and children with everything they need to know about the animal kingdom. You'll meet more than 1,000 animals as you explore the pages of National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals. This comprehensive volume introduces the entire animal kingdom: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and all kinds of invert ..."
"A comprehensive volume of more than one thousand animals introduces the entire animal kingdom, touring every corner of the planet and listing scientific and common names, conservation data, habitat, and much more."
Circular Breathing The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain by GeorgeMckay 357 Pages, Published 2005 by Duke University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-8728-2, ISBN: 0-8223-8728-X
"... other military or pseudo-military moments facili- 1 a normative masculine
sociocultural alignment. This link helps :plain the masculinity of jazz in Britain,
and can extend to a musilike Dick Heckstall-Smith who for political reasons
refused to do Jational Service. Registering as a conscientious objector, Heckstall
- :h went before a tribunal that permitted him to undertake alter- re public service
in the mid-1950s by working as ..."