David Storey byl anglický dramatik a oceněný romanopisec, jehož díla se často zabývají tématy identity, třídního boje a vnitřních konfliktů. Jeho psaní se vyznačuje silnými psychologickými portréty a syrovým realismem, který čerpá z jeho vlastních zkušeností. Storey zkoumal složitost lidské povahy a společenské napětí prostřednictvím své nápadité prózy a pronikavých dramat. Jeho příspěvek k literatuře spočívá v jeho nekompromisním zkoumání lidské zkušenosti a v jeho schopnosti zachytit podstatu moderního života.
Roku 1960 vydaný první román anglického dělnického autora, který byl sám po několik let profesionálním hráčem ragby. Vylíčil v něm věrně nejen prostředí, hráče, obecenstvo a zákulisí tohoto sportu, ale zamyslil se i nad psychologií, společenským postavením i problémem stárnutí profesionálního sportovce se všemi lidskými i existenčními důsledky.
Román Ten športový život zachytáva niekoľko rokov zo života rozprávača Arthura Machina. So zmyslom pre drsnú skutočnosť píše Storey o úspechoch aj neúspechoch moderného gladiátora aj o patetickom zúfalstve pani Hammondovej, ktorú Arhurt zahŕňa svojou surovou láskou.
Exploring the complex ties between football, geographic identity, and political dynamics, this book delves into the phenomenon of players shifting national allegiance based on residency or familial roots. It analyzes the motivations driving this trend and the various societal responses it evokes, providing a nuanced understanding of how sport intersects with national identity and cultural belonging.
This collection features David Storey's plays, showcasing his unique storytelling and character development. It includes a newly revised version of "The Changing Room," highlighting Storey's ability to explore themes of identity and transformation. The author provides an introduction, offering insights into his creative process and the significance of the works included.
This study, originally published in 1987, addresses the question of small firm performance. Drawing on an extensive database containing financial, employment and ownership data for several thousand small firms, the book examines whether small firms do actually provide jobs, whether they grow and why small firms fail. Guidance is given on how to spot the signs of impending failure in a small business, which is of use to accountants small business PR actioners and government grant providers.
Originally published in 1983, this book reviews trends in the small-firm sector. The areas chosen cover the full spectrum of economic development. Part 1 deals with case studies from the USA, Japan, the UK, Australia, Germany and Sweden. In Part 2 Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Africa are surveyed. In all cases the authors review the variety of definitions used for the small-firm sector and present such data as are available on the changing importance of the sector. This is followed by a review of the roles of small firms in each of the economies.
This book, originally published in 1982, review the resurrection of the small firm, partly by a multi-disciplined examination of the existing literature on small and new firms and partly by reporting the results of a study of firms new (in the early 1980s) to the North East of England. Part 1 deals with the role of small firms as sources of potential or actual competition, and their role in research and innovation. In Part 2 the theoretical foundations for the study of entrepreneurs and their new firms are laid, using concepts from a cross-section of the social sciences. Part 3 tests some of the theories outlined in Part 2 and reviews the problems which the entrepreneurs faced in starting and developing their business and the impact which such businesses had upon the local economy. Part 4 reviews the lessons of the preceding parts in the context of the regional and national economy of the UK.