Britain Explained - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Britain Explained write by Martin Upham. This book was released on 2017-05-18. Britain Explained available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explains the complexities of British identity as expressed in politics, education, the economy, law, culture, sport, religion and social attitudes. For international and UK students taking courses covering British society and culture and the general reader wishing to understand a country divided by Brexit.The 2016 EU referendum underlined Britain's differences from its continental neighbours. But it also demonstrated how this 'united' kingdom is in many ways very disunited. England and Wales voted one way, Northern Ireland and Scotland the other; and within England the provinces voted against London. Such divisions are nothing new. Clashing interests and identities are expressed in every aspect of British history and contemporary life. Author Martin Upham spent many years explaining the complexities of British identity to Americans 'studying abroad' in London, where he was the director of AHA International (now GEO). This book is based on that experience. The result is a fascinating expedition that will entertain and educate not just students of British society and culture and those coming from abroad but also general readers concerned about the state of Britain − whether they are Brexiters or Remainers.Illustrated throughout.
Britain Unwrapped
Britain Unwrapped - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Britain Unwrapped write by Hilaire Barnett. This book was released on 2002-06-27. Britain Unwrapped available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Britain Unwrapped provides a wide-ranging discussion of the contemporary system of government. It takes apart the constitutional framework, the current system and the workings of government, Parliament and the legal system. The relationship between Britain and the EU, the domestic legal systems and the law of the EU are also covered. Written in a period that has witnessed extensive and on-going constitutional reform, the text discusses the major areas of reform and looks in detail at such key issues as the Human Rights Act, reform of the House of Lords, devolution and voting reform. Britain Unwrapped is succinct, readable and a key book both for general readers and students wishing to understand how Britain is really run.
Britain's Commercial Interest Explained and Improved
Britain's Commercial Interest Explained and Improved - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Britain's Commercial Interest Explained and Improved write by Malachy Postlethwayt. This book was released on 1757. Britain's Commercial Interest Explained and Improved available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Empireland
Empireland - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Empireland write by Sathnam Sanghera. This book was released on 2023-02-28. Empireland available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. "Empireland is brilliantly written, deeply researched and massively important. It’ll stay in your head for years.” —John Oliver, Emmy Award-winning host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" With a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Booker Prize-winner Marlon James A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. Empire—whether British or otherwise—informs nearly everything we do. From common thought to our daily routines; from the foundations of social safety nets to the realities of racism; and from the distrust of public intellectuals to the exceptionalism that permeates immigration debates, the Brexit campaign and the global reckonings with controversial memorials, Empireland shows how the pernicious legacy of Western imperialism undergirds our everyday lives, yet remains shockingly obscured from view. In accessible, witty prose, award-winning journalist and best-selling author Sathnam Sanghera traces this legacy back to its source, exposing how—in both profound and innocuous ways—imperial domination has shaped the United Kingdom we know today. Sanghera connects the historical dots across continents and seas to show how the shadows of a colonial past still linger over modern-day Britain and how the world, in turn, was shaped by Britain’s looming hand. The implications, of course, extend to Britain’s most notorious former colony turned imperial power: the United States of America, which prides itself for its maverick soul and yet seems to have inherited all the ambition, brutality and exceptional thinking of its parent. With a foreword by Booker Prize–winner Marlon James, Empireland is a revelatory and lucid work of political history that offers a sobering appraisal of the past so we may move toward a more just future.
Who Put the 'great' in Great Britain?
Who Put the 'great' in Great Britain? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Who Put the 'great' in Great Britain? write by Peter Ryding. This book was released on 2006. Who Put the 'great' in Great Britain? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume looks at the legacy of British history in the way we talk and the things we say. It takes us from the departure of the Romans from Britain up to and including the Middle Ages.
