These detailed accounts start with the ill-equipped Local Defence Volunteers wearing armbands and goes on to chronicle the development of a well trained force of observers and defenders, that used sophisticated weapons and techniques. The social and humorous events are described along with the complexities of training and some surprising activity on horseback.
We all know that Darwin's theory played a vital role in genetic engineering. This book explores the social origins, showing people how metaphorically sat upon "coat-tails" to further their own campaigns, who in the end try to justify everything starting from capilatism right down to the World War II. This book provides essays that will enhance our knowledge about the way we look at genetic engineering.
This new publication by The Work in Progress focuses on ten key murals in London and through a series of ten illustrated texts and a new essay by Owen Hatherley examines how these public paintings have changed over time and how the spaces around them have transformed.