Sandra M Dingli Knihy

Thomas Annan established his photography business in 1855, initially describing himself as a 'calotype printer', after the process used to make early photographic negatives. Within a matter of years he had become Glasgow's pre-eminent commercial photographer. This stunning selection of photographs from the extensive company archive, records Glasgow city life and the development of shipping and commerce on the River Clyde over the century from the mid 1860s. The collection includes images from the relatively recent past as well as Glasgow's Victorian heyday. There are classic views of the medieval buildings on High Street, Gallowgate and the surrounding neighbourhood taken before the area was cleared in the 1860s alongside photographs of a thriving city centre in the era of trams and horse-drawn transport. A chapter on Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Kate Cranston recalls the collaboration between these legendary figures, while the buildings and interiors they worked on are beautifully captured in T. & R. Annan's photographs. The final two chapters are filled with nostalgic images of the Clyde in the era of steam and sail as well as later views of the shipbuilding boom years including a view along a bustling Broomielaw taken in 1901 with the tower of the old sailor's home visible at the far end.

Focusing on the integration of innovation management with change management and creativity, this revised edition serves as a comprehensive guide for leveraging innovation as a crucial survival tool in today's dynamic landscape. It emphasizes strategic approaches to foster creativity and drive effective change, making it essential for leaders and organizations aiming to thrive amidst challenges.

John McDowell's Mind and World has, since its publication in 1994, become a seminal text, putting forward many new ideas on the manner in which concepts mediate the relation between minds and the world. Yet McDowell's ideas are not easy to comprehend. In this book Sandra Dingli both elaborates and simplifies McDowell's ideas in order to give greater clarity to them and to assist in the understanding and appreciation of his work. Dingli selects five particular contemporary philosophical topics which McDowell deals with and investigates in detail the implications of particular points of view, analysing the current literature on each topic and drawing out shortcomings and possibilities for overcoming them. This work is, then, both a critique and complement to McDowell's text. McDowell's project is to dissolve a number of dualisms such as sensibility and understanding, conceptual and non conceptual content, scheme and content, and reason and nature. Dingli critically analyses each of these and claims that a proper understanding of the philosophical method of quietism is important for a correct understanding of this text, concluding that McDowell does not go far enough in his attempt to attain peace for philosophy as traditional dichotomies such as that of realism and anti-realism still appear to exert a grip on his thinking.

Featuring many previously unpublished photographs this book presents a nostalgic remembrance of when the Glasgow Southside districts were separate villages with rows of thatched cottages dairies and smithies. This is a great look into the past for those who remember how Glasgow used to look or anyone interested in the history of the city.

Mention Ibrox and typically one thing springs to mind, the iconic home of Rangers Football Club. However,the area of Glasgow surrounding the stadium has a rich and at times even opulent history as the beautiful buildings photographed and included in this volume demonstrate. A key site of industrial expansion in the late 18th century, some of the homes built here represented the last word in 18th and 19th century middle class luxury. Of particular note are the lovely villas on Walmer Crescent, designed by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson; Bellahouston House, built by William Waddrop around 1790 on Dumbreckhill and also of note is the imposing Bellahouston Academy which opened on 26th of August 1876. Worth a mention also is the highly decorated, multi-storied Kinning Park Co-operative Society building, which used to be situated at 47-61 Bridge Street and opened in 1902. Amongst an abundance of decorative detail, the building featured attic statues of Agriculture' and Commerce'. It was unfortunately demolished in the 1970s, a definite loss.

A photographic journey through the history of this iconic part of Glasgow. The book contains rare period photographs of Coplawhill Tram works, the Burgh Hall and Maxwell Park. Of particular interest are images of the old Pollokshields District Library, which was originally funded by Andrew Carnegie. Haggs Castle and several other key architectural landmarks are interspersed with some fascinating scenes of everyday life during a particularly affluent period in the town's history. The photographs are complimented by Sandra Malcolm's interesting and fact filled historical narrative.

West End historian Sandra Malcolm has written an informative text which balances well researched facts with some entertaining possibilities surrounding activities of the Knights of St. John and the Knights Templar in the area during the fourteenth century. This collection of late 19th and early 20th century photographs preserves images of many villas, tenements, churches and industrial buildings which are sadly no longer to be seen round this well known area of Glasgow.