1922: Scenes from a Turbulent Year by Nick Rennison Paperback Book

Description: 1922 by Nick Rennison 1922 was a year of great turbulence and upheaval. Its events reverberated throughout the rest of the twentieth century and still affect us today, 100 years later. In a sequence of vividly written sketches, Nick Rennison conjures up all the drama and diversity of an extraordinary year.... FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 1922 was a year of great turbulence and upheaval. Its events reverberated throughout the rest of the twentieth century and still affect us today, 100 years later.Empires fell. The Ottoman Empire collapsed after more than six centuries. The British Empire had reached its greatest extent but its heyday was over. The Irish Free State was declared and demands for independence in India grew. New nations and new politics came into existence. The Soviet Union was officially created and Mussolinis Italy became the first Fascist state.In the US, Prohibition was at its height. The Hollywood film industry, although rocked by a series of scandals, continued to grow. A new mass medium - radio - was making its presence felt and, in Britain, the BBC was founded. In literature it was the year of peak modernism. Both T. S. Eliots The Waste Land and James Joyces Ulysses were first published in full.In society, already changed by the trauma of war and pandemic, the morals of the past seemed increasingly outmoded; new ways of behaving were making their appearance. The Roaring Twenties had begun to roar and the Jazz Age had arrived.1922 also saw the discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb, the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi, the death of Marcel Proust, the election of a new pope, the release of the first major vampire movie, and the brief imprisonment in Munich of an obscure right-wing demagogue named Adolf Hitler.In a sequence of vividly written sketches, Nick Rennison conjures up all the drama and diversity of an extraordinary year.The result is an enjoyable biography of an important year that serves as another reminder of how much history just twelve months can contain. -ForewordIn this enjoyable slice of popular history, he assembles a month-by-month almanac, including all the most notable moments from science, politics, art and culture...Rennison lingers long enough on each entry to draw out its full resonance. -GuardianThis is a delightful book, and Rennisons selection is intelligent and lively. He has an eye for the significant detail and an agreeably dry tone...I hope Rennison has a 1923 book already well in hand and is even now researching a 1924 one. This 1922 book should please those who are well-versed in history, but it will also be a treat for those for whom the past is another country. -Scotsman Author Biography Nick Rennison is a writer, editor, and bookseller with a particular interest in modern history and in crime fiction. He is the editor of six anthologies of short stories for No Exit Press: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, The Rivals of Dracula, Supernatural Sherlocks, More Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlocks Sisters and American Sherlocks, plus A Short History of Polar Exploration, Peter Mark Roget: A Biography, Freud and Psychoanalysis, Robin Hood: Myth, History & Culture and Bohemian London, published by Oldcastle Books. He is also the author of The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Crime Fiction, 100 Must-Read Crime Novels and Sherlock Holmes: An Unauthorised Biography. His crime novels, Carvers Quest and Carvers Truth, both set in nineteenth-century London, are published by Corvus. He is a regular reviewer for both The Sunday Times and BBC History Magazine. Review Vivid... In this enjoyable slice of popular history, Rennison assembles a month-by-month almanac, including all the most notable moments from science, politics, art and culture * Guardian *Hugely enjoyable * Times Literary Supplement *Attempting a pithy summary of the events of any year is a difficult task, especially one as seismic as 1922. Nick Rennison has given it a go in this entertaining and thoroughly readable canter through the events of a century ago... Fascinating * Observer *This is a delightful book, and Rennisons selection is intelligent and lively. He has an eye for the significant detail and an agreeably dry tone... 1922 should please those who are well-versed in history, but it will also be a treat for those for whom the past is another country. * Scotsman *In crisp and evocative snatches, he gives monthly summaries of global events, domestic episodes, newspaper sensations, sporting triumphs and cultural acclaim during 1922... There is a moral lesson submerged in Rennisons playful selection of anecdotes. Lifes tragedies bind humans together as much as hate and greed, and more tightly than love * Spectator * Long Description 1922 was a year of great turbulence and upheaval. Its events reverberated throughout the rest of the twentieth century and still affect us today, 100 years later. Empires fell. The Ottoman Empire collapsed after more than six centuries. The British Empire had reached its greatest extent but its heyday was over. The Irish Free State was declared and demands for independence in India grew. New nations and new politics came into existence. The Soviet Union was officially created and Mussolinis Italy became the first Fascist state. In the US, Prohibition was at its height. The Hollywood film industry, although rocked by a series of scandals, continued to grow. A new mass medium - radio - was making its presence felt and, in Britain, the BBC was founded. In literature it was the year of peak modernism. Both T. S. Eliots The Waste Land and James Joyces Ulysses were first published in full. In society, already changed by the trauma of war and pandemic, the morals of the past seemed increasingly outmoded; new ways of behaving were making their appearance. The Roaring Twenties had begun to roar and the Jazz Age had arrived. 1922 also saw the discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb, the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi, the death of Marcel Proust, the election of a new pope, the release of the first major vampire movie, and the brief imprisonment in Munich of an obscure right-wing demagogue named Adolf Hitler. In a sequence of vividly written sketches, Nick Rennison conjures up all the drama and diversity of an extraordinary year. The result is an enjoyable biography of an important year that serves as another reminder of how much history just twelve months can contain. -- Foreword In this enjoyable slice of popular history, he assembles a month-by-month almanac, including all the most notable moments from science, politics, art and culture...Rennison lingers long enough on each entry to draw out its full resonance. -- Guardian This is a delightful book, and Rennisons selection is intelligent and lively. He has an eye for the significant detail and an agreeably dry tone...I hope Rennison has a 1923 book already well in hand and is even now researching a 1924 one. This 1922 book should please those who are well-versed in history, but it will also be a treat for those for whom the past is another country. -- Scotsman Review Quote "This is a delightful book, and Rennisons selection is intelligent and lively. He has an eye for the significant detail and an agreeably dry tone. . . . I hope Rennison has a 1923 book already well in hand and is even now researching a 1924 one. This 1922 book should please those who are well-versed in history, but it will also be a treat for those for whom the past is another country." -- Scotsman Excerpt from Book 1922 by Nick Rennison - Introduction It was a decade with a distinctive character. Even at the time, those who were living through them recognised that the 1920s were unusual. They deserved a special status. In America, they were dubbed The Roaring Twenties or The Jazz Age; in France, they wereLes Ann Description for Sales People Now in paperack A pivotal year in 20th Century history, including major global developments in history, politics, art and culture - from the fall of the Ottoman Empire and creation of the Soviet Union, to the publication of Ulysses and foundation of the BBC Will appeal to fans of 1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies and 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War by Charles Emerson A timely, resonant book as a century later the world finds itself emerging from another globalpandemic and can draw many parallels from 1922 The influence of events from that year lives on 100 years later in many different ways, such as how Modern Ireland has been shaped by what happened in the country in 1922 Nick Rennison is a regular reviewer for the Sunday Times and BBC History Magazine and is the author of several successful historical biographies and the editor of the popular Rivals of Sherlock Holmes anthology series From Guardian review: "Enormous fun is had with the scorn heaped on new literary works that would in time be recognised as gamechangers. Joyces Ulysses , with its stream of consciousness narrative and its sexual frankness, struck many critics with horror when it was first published in book form. The man from the Daily Express thundered that "our first impression is that of sheer disgust" and went on to imply that his second and third impression wasnt much better either. Even Virginia Woolf, whom you might expect to be sympathetic to Joyces project of literary modernism, sniffed that the whole thing reminded her of "a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples." Details ISBN0857305018 Author Nick Rennison Pages 256 Publisher Oldcastle Books Ltd Year 2022 ISBN-10 0857305018 ISBN-13 9780857305015 Format Paperback Imprint Oldcastle Books Ltd Place of Publication Harpenden, Herts Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-03-28 Publication Date 2022-03-28 UK Release Date 2022-03-28 Subtitle Scenes from a Turbulent Year DEWEY 909.822 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139176841;

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