Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion | Forum

andy worthington Nov 5, 2004 22:40:16

Hi there,
Just to let you know about some forthcoming promotional events for my book 'Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion', described by Ronald Hutton as 'likely to remain the definitive work on the subject, simply because of the depth of coverage and range of viewpoints that it incorporates'.

Tuesday 9 November, 7pm: Talk, 'Stonehenge and the Druids' at the London Earth Mysteries Circle, The Diorama Centre, Diorama 3, Triton Square, London NW1 Website: www.lemc.ic24.net

Saturday 20 November, 2-6pm: 'Meet the author' and book signing at Libra Aries Books, 9 The Broadway, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3AH Tel: 01223 412411 Website: www.pixie-inc.demon.co.uk/libra

Saturday 27 November, 11am: Talk, 'Stonehenge and Avebury: common ground and conlict zones', at the Pagan Federation Conference, Fairfield Halls, Croydon. Further info at: www.paganfed.org

Saturday 18 December, 2pm: Talk, 'Stonehenge and the counter-culture' and book signing at New Aeon Books, 95 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW Tel: 0161 839 9293 Email: [email protected]

Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion by Andy Worthington is published by Alternative Albion, an imprint of Heart of Albion Press.
For further info or to buy from the publisher, visit: www.hoap.co.uk/alternative.htm
or buy from:
Active Distribution: www.activedistribution.org
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk
or the Megalithic Portal: www.megalithic.co.uk

Some recent reviews:

'Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion contains an extraordinary story. Anyone who imagines Stonehenge to be nothing but an old fossil should read this and worry... [This is] the most complete, well-illustrated analysis of Stonehenge's mysterious world of Druids, travellers, pagans and partygoers'.
Mike Pitts, History Today

'[A] readable and well-researched cultural history'.
Antiquity

'It's by far the best bit of modern British social history I've seen'.
John Hodge, SchNEWS

ocifant Nov 6, 2004 08:36:13

Replying to andy worthington

The PF Conference also includes a talk by our very own BrigantesNation, on the subject of ritual landscapes.

Anyone else going to be there for a meet-up?

Littlestone Nov 6, 2004 16:34:07

Replying to andy worthington

One wonders if the word 'definitive' can ever actually be applied to anything at all (in the sense that it is truly decisive, unconditional and final).

Hang on a mo though, the OERD goes on to define definitive (of an edition of a book etc) as "most authoritative." Yeah... I'll go along with that, but how long is anything the most authoritative?

Good luck with your book though Andy - maybe see you in Cambridge.

goffik Nov 7, 2004 19:22:18

Replying to andy worthington

Funnily enough, I've just been having another flick through this book!

Not had time to get stuck in as yet (got a LOAD of books given to me last year and am seriously struggling to get through them before the next batch this christmas!)

An excellent read so far though, and some festys I went to in there as well... Really nice to be able to relate to it in that way... And some great pics! Really brings it all flooding back... Cracking stuff!

G x