In Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain (Cannadine David)(Paperback)

Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Fryer Peter)(Paperback)

'A fascinating account of the growth of the black community in Britain over the past centuries.'--Guardian 'For this retrieval of the lost histories of black Britain, Mr. Fryer has my deep gratitude. An invaluable book.'--Salman Rushdie Staying Power is a panoramic history of black Britons. First

Britain in the Past: Anglo-Saxons (Butterfield Moira)(Paperback)

Anglo-Saxons offers a look at life in Britain from after the Romans left our shores to 1066, allowing young readers to imagine themselves taking part in Anglo-Saxon life. Britain in the Past aims to give younger children an understanding of everyday life in Britain for both rich and poor through

Nelson - Britannia's God of War (Lambert Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

'Fascinating . In Nelson, Andrew Lambert - described by David Cannadine as 'the outstanding British naval historian of his generation' - is able to offer new insights into the individual quality which led Byron rightly to celebrate Nelson's genius as 'Britannia's God of

Shadow from the Past - Set Three (Orme David)(Paperback / softback)

Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s (Bebbington David W.)(Paperback)

This major textbook is a newly researched historical study of Evangelical religion in its British cultural setting from its inception in the time of John Wesley to charismatic renewal today. The Church of England, the Church of Scotland and the variety of Nonconformist denominations and sects in

Wolf In Shadow (Gemmell David)(Paperback / softback)

A brand-new edition of the first novel in fantasy legend David Gemmell's classic Jon Shannow

Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 (Brunton Deborah (The Open University UK))(Paperback / softback)

Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 provides an introduction to the development of medicine - scientific and heterodox, domestic and professional - in Britain from the end of the early modern period and through modern times. Divided thematically, each chapter within this book addresses a different

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Paperback)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie

Roman Frontier in Britain - Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall and Roman Policy in Scotland (Shotter David C. A.)(Paperback / softback)

GB84 (Peace David (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Great Britain. 1984. The miners' strike. It is the closest Britain has come to civil war in fifty years, setting the government against the people. This book presents a fictional documentation of the violence, sleaze and fraudulence that characterised Thatcher's

Churchill's War in Words: His Finest Quotes, 1939-1945 (Asbury Jonathan)(Paperback)

Churchill's War in Words transports the reader back to the urgency and terror of World War II in order to tell the story of Churchill's approach to the war as it unfolded. Focusing only on words used at the time--both by Churchill and those in his circle--the book reveals the way that Winston

Victorious Century - The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 (Cannadine David)(Paperback / softback)

Past Imperfect (Olsen David)(Paperback)

Past Imperfect is a three-part exploration of the imperfections and failures of memory. In the first section, 'The Edge of Forgetting' is concerned with the half-remembered and the futility of efforts to give memories permanence. The second section, 'Penumbra', deals with failures of neglectful

Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 (Kynaston David)(Paperback / softback)

The groundbreaking series that will tell the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the coming of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 as never

Living and Working in Britain: A Survival Handbook (Hampshire David)(Paperback)

Written in an entertaining style, Living and Working in Britain is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. It contents include finding a job, permits & visas, health, accommodation, finance, insurance, education, shopping, post

Wordsmiths & Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary

Glengarry Glen Ross (Mamet David)(Paperback / softback)

First staged in Britain in 1983, 'Glengarry Glen Ross' is the tale of four real-estate salesmen in a cut-throat sales competition. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and was made into a film, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin, in 1992. This Student Edition contains a

Society and Puritanism in Pre-Revolutionary England (Hill Christopher)(Paperback)

The role of Puritanism in the formation of modern Britain In order to understand the English Revolution and Civil War we need to understand Puritanism. In this classic work of social history, Professor Hill shows Puritanism as a living faith, one that responded to social as well as religious needs

Shadow of the Hawk, 7 (Gilman David)(Paperback)

Thomas Blackstone, Edward III's Master of War takes to Spain in the seventh instalment of David Gilman's gripping chronicle of the Hundred Years' War. Winter, 1364. Sir Thomas Blackstone, Edward III's Master of War, has travelled to France to secure Brittany for England. In the throes of battle, he

A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present (Wasson Ellis)(Paperback)

Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day. Places Britain in a global

Line in the Sand (Seymour Gerald)(Paperback / softback)

The past will have its day in a gripping thriller by the 'modern master of the

Secret History: Poems (Barber David)(Paperback)

In David Barber's third collection of poetry, the past makes its presence felt from first to last. Drawing on a wealth of eclectic sources and crafted in an array of nonce forms, these poems range across vast stretches of cultural and natural history in pursuit of the forsaken, long-gone, and

Shrewsbury Revisited - Britain in Old Photographs (Trumper David)(Paperback / softback)

Captures the hustle and bustle of the beautiful historic market town of

Rural Modernity in Britain: A Critical Intervention(Paperback)

Rural Modernity in Britain argues that the rural areas of Britain were impacted by modernisation just as much - if not more - than urban and suburban areas. It is the first study of modernity and modernism to focus on rural people and places that experienced economic depression, the expansion of