Social History

Ian Nairn: Words in Place

by David McKie, Gillian Darley

with contributions from Jonathan Meades, Owen Hatherley, Deyan Sudjic and Gavin Stamp. Large format paperback. Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm “Ia …

Out of print (Originally published: November 2013)
ISBN: 9781907869877

£10.99

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A Brief History of Whistling

by Allan Chatburn, John Lucas

Whistling has been used for communication, including secret communication, work, entertainment and self-expression. This book is inspired by …

Temporarily out of stock (Originally published: November 2013)
ISBN: 9781907869990

£7.99

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Utopia

edited by Ross Bradshaw

This book is out of print, however the ebook is still available. The second annual themed compendium of writing by Five Leaves’ authors and …

Out of print (Originally published: August 2012)
ISBN: 9781907869501

£9.99

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Made in Nottingham: A Writer’s Return

by Peter Mortimer

The Tyneside writer Peter Mortimer is used to writing about difficult places. Against Foreign Office advice he wandered round Yemen. He set …

Available (Published: July 2012)
ISBN: 9781907869525

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Next Year Will Be Better

by John Lucas

The 1950s are often seen as the “grey decade”, marred by austerity, rationing and conformity. True, but Next Year Will Be Better also tells …

Out of print (Originally published: November 2011)
ISBN: 9781907869297

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Battle for the East End: Jewish Responses to Fascism in the 1930s

by David Rosenberg

Throughout the 1930s, Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts increased their campaign against the Jewish community, particularly in London’s East End. …

Available (Published: October 2011)
ISBN: 9781907869181

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Battle of Cable Street, 1936

by Cable Street Group

This book describes the famous clash of 1936 between police and anti-fascists when Sir Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirt army attempted to ma …

Out of print (Originally published: September 2011)
ISBN: 9781907869174

£5.00

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Remembering Colin Ward 1924-2010

edited by Ben Ward, Harriet Ward, Ken Worpole, Ross Bradshaw

Colin Ward was an anarchist, a journalist, and the author of books on architecture, work, childhood, education, social history and many othe …

Available (Published: September 2011)
ISBN: 9781907869976

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Maps

edited by Ross Bradshaw

A quirky compendium of essays on maps, places and people, many by leading writers including Iain Sinclair and The Guardian’s David McKie and …

Available (Published: August 2011)
ISBN: 9781907869242

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Remembering Colin Ward

edited by Ben Ward, Harriet Ward, Ken Worpole, Ross Bradshaw

Colin Ward was an anarchist, a journalist, and the author of books on architecture, work, childhood, education, social history and many othe …

Out of print (Originally published: August 2011)
ISBN: 9781907869976

£5.00

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