Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated The Greatest Showman (2017) in Movies
Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)
The Greatest Showman starts as it means to go on with a fantastic musical opener that pulls you into the world of Barnum and the delights of the big top, then it takes you back to a young Barnum and the poverty that his father and he had to endure.
Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection
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The fruit of twenty years of moral reflection on the emerging greatest challenge to humanity of the...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death in Books
Aug 28, 2017
From the spread of disease and conflict, to social practices and customs, there's more to skeletal remains than meets the eye. She also reveals the depth of inequality, through the health of slaves, women and children, as well as those poverty stricken, who carry ill health for generations. It is detailed and extensive, so you'll need to concentrate. A great read.
Scream: The Tyson Tapes
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Michael Gerard Tyson grew up in almost indescribable poverty in the ghettos of Brooklyn....
Four Meals for Fourpence: A Heartwarming Tale of Family Life in London's Old East End
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I was born in a tenement flat in the East End of London in the year in which Queen Victoria died.'...
China's Rural Areas: Building a Moderately Prosperous Society
China Development Research Foundation
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The prosperity of China's people has advanced very much in recent decades. However, in many respects...
Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
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Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into...
Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices
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Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern...
Saved
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Described by Edward Bond as 'almost irresponsibly optimistic', Saved is a play set in London in the...