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DescriptionBritish woodlands and forests are often located on sites and in regions that are marginal for agriculture; many are at high elevations a...

DescriptionThis History offers a new and comprehensive picture of 1930s British literature. The '30s have often been cast as a literary-historical ...

This book examines the connections between the British Empire and French colonialism in war, peace and the various stages of competitive cooperatio...

Reducere. Medieval and early modern literature was fascinated with the material remains of the past. Scenes involving the discovery, description, circulation...

Rank and file soldiers were not 'the scum of the earth' but included a cross section of working-class men, who retained their former civilian cultu...

This is the first book-length exploration of presbyterians and presbyterianism in London during the crisis period of the mid-seventeenth century. I...

DescriptionThis book offers an original interpretation of Britain's relationship with Europe over a 25 year period: 1959-84 and advances the argume...

How did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockw...

In this ground-breaking work, Bridget Orr shows that popular eighteenth-century theatre was about much more than fashion, manners and party politic...

Reducere. In 1902, the British government concluded a defensive alliance with Japan, a state that had surprised much of the world with its sudden rise to pro...

Reducere. The Complete Official Triumph TR6 & TR250: 1967-1976 includes complete coverage of Triumph TR6 and Triumph TR250 models sold in the United Kingdom ...

This study is devoted to the work of two early British filmmakers, George Albert Smith and James Williamson, and the films that they made around 19...

Reducere. The final volume in a full survey of the work of John Singer Sargent, covering his late watercolors, designs for the Boston murals, and work as an ...

DescriptionHow do Caribbean writers see the British countryside? Do they feel included, ignored, marginalised? In Topographies of Caribbean Writing...

Reducere. Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone or marginal frontier, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first M...

Reducere. Bonds of Empire presents an account of slave law that is entirely new: one in which English law imbued plantation slavery with its staying power ev...

DescriptionThe first comparative history of African American and Black British artists, artworks, and art movements, Stick to the Skin traces the l...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire th...

This searching account sheds new light on Christopher Wren's relationship with Eastern architecture.About the AuthorVaughan Hart is a professor of ...

DescriptionWinner of the Apollo Magazine 2016 "Book of the Year" award. A landmark publication--beautifully illustrated with over 300 prints from t...

DescriptionFrom the forgotten Aberdale, of Llwynypia, Wales, to the ingeniously eccentric Wooler, of north-west London, British Motorcycles 1945-19...

Reducere. Established in 1836, the Bristol Zoo is the world's oldest surviving zoo outside of a capital city and has frequently been at the vanguard of zoo i...

DescriptionInsiders/Outsiders, published to accompany a UK-wide arts festival of the same name in 2019, examines the extraordinarily rich and perva...

Reducere. In a world rife with conflict and tension, how does a great power prosecute an irregular war at a great distance within the context of a regional s...

Mushrooms, the first of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides a remarkable insight into the natural and human world of f...

DescriptionA pioneering look at how climate change is affecting British wildlife--winners, losers, new arrivals and future prospects."Fascinating b...

DescriptionA comprehensive and authoritative history that explores the significance of one of the most famous buildings and institutions in England...

New, revised edition showcasing the complete technical history of British ship design and construction during the dreadnought era.

DescriptionThis book covers the story of all the British military aircraft that served in Latin America since 1940. Though the presence of British ...

With Britain by late 1916 facing the prospect of an economic crisis and increasingly dependent on the US, rival factions in Asquith's government ba...

Reducere. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and illustrations created c. 1250 BCE, in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom o...

In 1968, British Leyland brought together most of Britain's motor manufacturers, with the intention of creating a robust unified group that could e...

As police racism unsettles Britain's tolerant self-image, Black resistance to British policing details the activism that made movements like Black ...

Reducere. DescriptionRichard Reynell Bellamy joined Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists soon after it was founded, and in the role of National Inspecto...

An encyclopedic book of all BR main line EMUs built up to 1975, including those built earlier by individual companies before nationalisation under ...

DescriptionJohn Lambert was a renowned naval draftsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by model makers and enthusiast...

Hundreds of photographs are featured in this lavish guide to distinguished British brands.

Reducere. Change your life in Hospitality forever.In this book, I will show you the way to change your service life forever. I will guide you through the 5 G...

Reducere. In a time of terror for Europe s monarchs--imprisoned, exiled, executed--Napoleon s army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent Jo\u00e3o h...

A country house weekend in rural Cornwall ends in murder and mayhem for crime-writer sleuth Donald Langham and his wife Maria. "It's time to let by...

DescriptionCruisers were the Navy's maids-of-all-work employed in a greater variety of roles than any other warship type. Smaller faster and far mo...

DescriptionThe ninth HMS Vanguard bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honors from the Armada to Jutland was the last a...

Reducere. The official companion book to the special exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, featuring an extraordinary treasure trove of magical artifa...

Reducere. 015Over the course of thirty years, Will Vaus has journeyed to the British Isles many times to walk in the footsteps of C. S. Lewis. His private ph...

Reducere. Sir Oswald Mosley came upon the political scene like a meteor. A hero of World War One, he was the youngest MP elected to the British Parliament at...

Contributor(s): Author: Kori SchakeHistory records only one peaceful transition of hegemonic power: the passage from British to American dominance ...

DescriptionFighting the People's War is an unprecedented, panoramic history of the 'citizen armies' of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India...

The untold stories of the British talent behind the biggest movie of all time... In the sweltering heat wave of 1976, the filming of Star Wars was ...

Reducere. Renowned biographer Anthony Seldon invites the reader into the day-to-day life of an internationally important diplomatic seat. A winning formula a...

DescriptionAn update of the well-loved course for young learners - now fully in line with the revised Cambridge English: Young Learners tests. The ...

In the mid-19th century, as new routes opened up, a new generation of travelers embarked on excursions to India, China and Japan. Globetrotters--le...

From the GQ Chef of the Year 2009 comes this beautifully presented tribute to the wonderful world of British food. Includes over 130 recipes featur...

Drawing on the British Library's extensive map collection, the story of North America's rich history from settlement and war to transport and tourism.

DescriptionThe Middle East has always been one of the most challenging destinations for lorry drivers. In the 1970s and 80s, many drivers may not h...

DescriptionIn a similar style to Comet : The World's First Jet Airliner and Boeing Group: A History Graham Simons presents us with a colorful, thor...

DescriptionWhat is the artistic impulse uniting Robert Hooke's drawings of insects, George Stubbs's studies of horses, and Damien Hirst's pickled s...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. From Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber, from Julie Andrews to Hugh Jackman, from Half a Sixpence to Matilda, Pick a Pocket Or Two is the ...

To find the killer, he must lose his mind...When a missing teenager is found on her parents' doorstep, Jennifer Standing becomes the only survivor ...

Two murders, apparently unconnected: one victim shot to death in his office, the other brutally stabbed in what appears to have been a road rage in...

Celebrating the gooiest, yummiest, sweetest treats from Britain, this new cookbook lets you in on the secrets of the best desserts in the countryPl...

DescriptionLondon, 1964. At three a.m. on a chilly autumn morning, Detective Sergeant Harry Barnard is called to a club in Greek Street where a you...

Reducere. For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called "ships of the line" dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European strugg...

Reducere. The Japanese sword has long been appreciated both as a weapon and as an object of art. Only in Japanese culture has the sword been developed to suc...

(Book). The Great British Recording Studios tells the story of the iconic British facilities where many of the most important recordings of all tim...

Artist Ronny Bar, a member of director Sir Peter Jackson's New Zealand-based Wingnut Wings team, presents the first collection of his astonishingly...

British Columbia's rugged Southern Gulf Islands enticed many pioneers, explorers, colonists, miners, and adventurers in the mid 19th century. Fog, ...

DescriptionBrexit means exit, but what exactly will we be leaving behind?Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event - one whic...

- The illustrated work and biographies of 25 key British jewelers, including Stuart Devlin, Elizabeth Gage, Joseph Kutchinsky and Gerda Flöckinger-...

DescriptionThis book is for the baker who wants to whip up a cake for an office party, a traybake for a kid's birthday, or a pudding to follow a si...