In New York and Tokyo, Paris and Amsterdam, people open places which they call English pubs. What is the magic of the English Pub? it was "the cradle of American independence", according to Thomas Paine; Marx and Lenin had the same favourite 'local' in London; rule Britannia was written in a pub; the Shakespearian theatre started there. Since Roman times, the English have used the pub as a forum, and the very institution itself has become the subject of debate as the consumer movement for 'real ale' has successfully challenged the big brewers. A pub can be a thatched cottage, a black-and-white timbered Tudor inn, a spectacular Victorian gin-palace, or an unassuming local. All of them survive, in every region of England, and each of them is examined in The English Pub, a study of a unique social phenomenon. Michael Jackson has been a programme-editoron the David Frost Show, a television and film documentary producer, and a regular contributor to the New Statesman and ui magazine. he was born in the North of England, lives in London, and has been a serious pub-goer since the age of 16. His first drinking partner was fellow-journalist Frank Smyth, nhow a contributor to the London observer and author of several books on witchcraft, who collaborated with Jackson on The English Pub. The contents includes: 1) A Unique Phenomenon (The role of the English Pub), 2) Sign Language (A history in the streets), 3) Drinking Styles (The mystique of English beer), 4) The Mirror Image (The graphic art of the brewer), 5) Mahogany and Marble (Architecture and interiors), 6) Playing The Game (Sports and contests), 7) Singing and Dancing (The arts and the pub), 8) The English Inn (Gastronomy and the pub), and 9) The Living Local (Social change and the pub).

The English Pub

Business & Money

JACKSON, MICHAEL

Industries

Publisher

Exploring England

Collins

Harpercollins

Moonwalk (Trayectos A contratiempo) (Spanish Edition)

Moonwalk

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Arrow Books, Ltd.

This edition has been revised and updated to include a wealth of current information on hotels and restaurants, food and drink, sightseeing and culture, shopping and nightlife. It provides commentary on the social, cultural and historical background of London, and lists many excursions.

The American Express Pocket Guide to London

Travel

American Express

Europe

PRENTICE/HALL

The American Express pocket guide to London [paperback] Jackson, Michael [Jan 01, 1991]

The ultimate guide to more than 450 classic brews, presented by the Beer Hunter(r) himself, Michael Jackson.

Ultimate Beer

Dorling Kindersley, Inc.

Pearson College Div

The master of whisky crafts a travelogue through the distillery regions evoking the magic of Scotland's landscapes and its most famous exports-the great malts. With his Malt Whisky Companion, Michael Jackson was the first writer to describe in detail the aromas and flavors of Scotland's most famous product. Now he depicts the country that shapes the whiskies, with a calm clarity that doesn't hide his passion for Scotland and its whiskies. Ten chapters take us to each of the great distilleries, detailing the influence of climate and geography. Also included are a directory of distilleries and their malts, and a glossary. Whether studying the ancient varieties of barley in the Orkney Islands, drinking tea with peat cutters while a storm brews over Islay, or relishing the finished product by the shore at sundown, Jackson and photographer Harry Cory Wright bring a personal understanding to the magic of malt. Anyone with even the slightest fancy for Scotland or its water of life will gain from joining their exploration. Their collaboration has produced an original contribution to the literature of whisky and a dazzling composite portrait of Scotland.

Scotland and Its Whiskies: The Great Whiskies and Their Landscapes

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Minima Ethnographica: Intersubjectivity and the Anthropological Project

The postmodern opposition between theory and lived reality has led in part to an anthropological turn to "dialogic" or "reflexive" approaches. Michael Jackson claims these approaches are hardly radical as they still drift into such abstractions as "society" or "culture." His Minima Ethnographica proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. Written in the style of Theodor Adorno's Minima Moralia, Jackson's work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Emphasizing the intersubjective encounter over objective descriptions of the whole historical and contemporary situation of a given people, he illustrates the power and originality of existential anthropology through a series of vignettes from his fieldwork in Sierra Leone and Australia. An award-winning poet, novelist, and anthropologist, Jackson offers a timely critique of conventions that dull our sense of the links between academic study and lived experience.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

The postmodern opposition between theory and lived reality has led in part to an anthropological turn to "dialogic" or "reflexive" approaches. Michael Jackson claims these approaches are hardly radical as they still drift into such abstractions as "society" or "culture". His Minima Ethnographica proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. Written in the style of Theodor Adorno's Minima Moralia, Jackson's work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Emphasizing the intersubjective encounter over objective descriptions of the whole historical and contemporary situation of a given people, he illustrates the power and originality of existential anthropology through a series of vignettes from his fieldwork in Sierra Leone and Australia. An award-winning poet, novelist, and anthropologist, Jackson offers a timely critique of conventions that dull our sense of the links between academic study and lived experience.

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