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Look Back in Amber
David Goodman was born into a footballing family. His grandfather, a lifelong Hull City fan, lived on North Road, just behind the 'Best Stand' at Boothferry Park, and his dad is still a season ticket holder at local rivals Grimsby Town. Born in Hull, David began following City in the early seventies as the Tigers, with a good team, excellent stadium and large crowds, attempted to win promotion to the top division. Within a few years the team had broken up, crowds dwindled and the stadium was left to decay. Apart from the 'Don Robinson years' of the mid-eighties, the next thirty years saw near terminal decline, with the club being the first to appoint official receivers, and matters came to a...
Hull City A History
A complete history of the Tigers, from the author of the acclaimed Look Back in Amber.
Handbook of the Politics of China
The Handbook of the Politics of China is a comprehensive resource introducing readers to the very latest in research on Chinese politics. David Goodman provides an introduction to the key structures and issues, providing the foundations on which later learning can be built. Including a comprehensive bibliography, it is an ideal reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics. The Handbook contains four sections of new and original research, dealing with leadership and institutions, public policy, political economy and social change, and international relations. Each of the 26 chapters has been written by a leading internationally-established authority in the field and each reviews the literature on the topic, and presents the latest findings of research. Presenting the state of the art of the field, this reader-oriented Handbook is an essential primer for the study of China’s politics.
Class in Contemporary China
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 More than three decades of economic growth have led to significant social change in the Peoples Republic of China. This timely book examines the emerging structures of class and social stratification: how they are interpreted and managed by the Chinese Communist Party, and how they are understood and lived by people themselves. David Goodman details the emergence of a dominant class based on political power and wealth that has emerged from the institutions of the Party-state; a well-established middle class that is closely associated with the Party-state and a not-so-well-established entrepreneurial middle class; and several different subordinate cl...
Making of Leeds
Leeds has grown from humble beginnings to become the leading city in Yorkshire, a modern, dynamic metropolis. This book traces the development of many aspects of Leeds, including its transport network and how health has improved. The Making of Leeds also illustrates how the people of Leeds have changed, especially in relation to their dwelling place and their leisure time. Aided by the use of drawing and photographs, the book is not an exhaustive account of Leeds' growth, but a number of chapters which help to bring to life, aspects of Leeds growth and how it developed to become the vibrant city it is today. Author Details David Goodman, was born and educated in Hull. He is married with two sons and has lived in Leeds since 1989. To date he has worked in the following areas; editing, summarising and archives. In 1999, he edited Aspects of Hull and he is the author of Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds. He is currently writing Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Hull which is due out next year.
This Old Clock
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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds
'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' is a collection of detailed accounts of foul deeds, usually murders, in the Leeds region during the period 1807-1926. The time period of 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' becomes a constant backdrop to the crimes committed. Many lived in cramped and over populated conditions. These appalling situations influenced some of the most notorious local crimes, which commanded the headlines at the time. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' captivates crimes of passion in stark contrast to the seemingly calculated murders of Mary Bateman, known as the 'Yorkshire Witch'. The detailed approach to these individual cases tells us much about the...
Refashioning Nature
Food, from cultivation to consumption, provides the chief link between humankind and the "natural" environment. This book analyzes the apparently opposed imperatives of political economy and sustainability.
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Hull
Hull is best known for its thriving port. The industrial revolution which profited Hull so well, came a a higher cost than most would expect. In only 100 years the population rose from 22000 to 239000. Houses were built quickly and close together, public health suffered dramatically and disease was rife.The vast population meant a very high level of crime. With almost one murder every other week, assaults, suicides and other acts of violence were so frequent that newspapers only reported the most vile of crimes. Victorian Hull was a very dangerous place to live indeed!David Goodman has put together a number of murders suicides and unsolved murders from 1873 through to 1924. Stories include: 'Murder on the Farm 1903'—Annie Marshall a 15 year old farm worker was shot twice in the face and dumped into the river by a fellow worker. 'Horrific Child Murder 1873'—Sarah Alice, only 4 months old was beheaded by her own mother after she failed to 'bond' with the child, she was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity and detained at her majesty's pleasure.
