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On other grounds On other grounds Brigitte Weltman-Aron "On Other Grounds addresses the broader impacts of the English landscape movement on French gardening during the latter half of the eighteenth century. Through readings of the relevant texts of major… OL13301678W
Mother Clap's Molly House Mother Clap's Molly House Rictor Norton This pioneering study breaks new ground in presenting the gay community's history by sporting one of its more distinctive branches—molly houses. In this updated edition, with two new chapters, Rictor… OL13668444W
Not Dead Yet Not Dead Yet Julia Neuberger Why we need to be better at ageing...Julia Neuberger addresses the question of what life will actually be like for us as we get old, and suggests answers for making our later years as good as when we… OL15171058W
Hidden Hidden Cathy Glass From the author of Number One bestseller 'Damaged' comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hid… OL15184005W
Major Farran's hat Major Farran's hat David Cesarani Explores why Britain lost Palestine, linking its counterinsurgency and diplomatic strategies through the role of Roy Farran, commander of British counterterrorism squads, to the abduction of a Jewish… OL15449167W
The passing of Protestant England The passing of Protestant England S. J. D. Green "In The Passing of Protestant England, S. J. D. Green offers an important new account of the causes, courses and consequences of the secularisation of English society. He argues that the critical cul… OL15521305W
Britain Explored Britain Explored Rhodri Jones,Paul Harvey (undifferentiated) Comprehension questions help students to examine the information closely and draw their own conclusions about key issues. End of unit interviews, in which speakers talk about their own varied experie… OL15666159W
Object matters Object matters Nicole Vitellone "During the mid-1980s the object of the condom became associated with the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In this book Nicole Vitellone investigates the consequences of this shift in the object's meaning." "… OL15881247W
A cultural history of the British census A cultural history of the British census Kathrin Levitan "The British census plays an unquestioned role in governance today, and the recent digitization of 19th-century census data has allowed millions of amateur and professional researchers to visualize t… OL15921189W
Social history in perspective Social history in perspective Donald M. MacRaild "This established study focuses on the most important phase of Irish migration, providing analysis of why and how the Irish settled in such numbers. Updated and expanded, the new edition now extends … OL16114370W
Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200 Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200 Tom Licence In the central Middle Ages, English society lavished unprecedented attention on a category of would-be outcasts who repudiated its ambitions and spurned its aspirations. Hermits and recluses (collect… OL16178461W
What the grown-ups were doing What the grown-ups were doing Michele Hanson Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip during the 1950s - a Metroland of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials. Yet this shopfront of respect… OL16593261W
The wolf pit The wolf pit Will Cohu In 1966, two years after he was born, author Will Cohu's grandparents moved to Bramble Carr, a remote cottage on the Yorkshire moors. To a child spending his summers and winters there, the moors were… OL16707023W
Family practices in South Asian Muslim families Family practices in South Asian Muslim families Harriet Becher "This study focuses on parent-child relationships in South Asian Muslim families, paying close attention to the interconnections between family, religious and cultural practices. Key themes include t… OL16934726W
The Tudors For Dummies The Tudors For Dummies David Loades This entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William Shakespeare) as we… OL16979693W
Servants Servants Lucy Lethbridge From the immense staff running a lavish Edwardian estate and the lonely maid-of-all-work cooking in a cramped middle-class house to the poor child doing chores in a slightly less poor household, serv… OL17188371W
Moving On From Munro Improving Childrens Services Moving On From Munro Improving Childrens Services Maggie Blyth xiv, 199 pages ; 22 cm OL17378407W
Unbroken trust Unbroken trust Jill Anderson In 2005, Jill Anderson went on trial at Leeds Crown Court for the manslaughter of her husband of eight years. Paul, a 43-year-old linguist, had been suffering for several years from the debilitating … OL17870362W
Hard times Hard times Tom Clark "2008 was a watershed year for global finance. The banking system was eventually pulled back from the brink, but the world was saddled with the worst slump since the 1930s Depression, and millions we… OL17886706W
A History of Modern Britain A History of Modern Britain Andrew Marr xxxii, 671 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm OL19088062W
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