Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
We're British, Innit We're British, Innit Iain Aitch Forget the Government's Citizenship Test – this is the real measure of Britishness.Written in a snappy A-Z format, Iain Aitch explores all things British in a highly amusing and evocative way. Whethe… OL15183265W
Literature, commerce, and the spectacle of modernity, 1750-1800 Literature, commerce, and the spectacle of modernity, 1750-1800 Paul Keen "Paul Keen explores how a consumer revolution which reached its peak in the second half of the eighteenth century shaped debates about the role of literature in a polite modern nation, and tells the … OL16239909W
The British Dream The British Dream David Goodhart One of Britain's most influential centre-left thinkers examines UK immigration policy and argues that there have been unforeseen consequences which urgently need to be addressed. OL18199469W
Strange and familiar Strange and familiar Martin Parr,David Chandler,Alona Pardo Twenty-three photographers from countries around the world offer their own perspectives on British society. British photographer Martin Parr has selected works, dating from the 1930s to today, that c… OL20037113W
British Quotes British Quotes Malcolm Croft p. cm OL21826438W
Paul Sinha's real British citizenship test Paul Sinha's real British citizenship test Paul Sinha Since 2005, well over one million prospective immigrants have attempted to cement permanent residency in the UK by taking the Home Office-devised 'Life in the UK' test. With questions such as 'What i… OL24180664W
Brilliant Britain Brilliant Britain Jane Peyton "Brilliant Britain" is an entertaining compendium of the marvelous quirks, oddities, and idiosyncrasies that define our nation and preserve us from the mundane and predictable. This book lifts the li… OL24708826W
Britain and America since independence Britain and America since independence Howard Temperley "When the War of Independence ended in 1783, many doubted the ability of Americans to build a nation. Today the United States occupies a position comparable to that of Britain at the zenith of its po… OL4080049W
Not with a bang but a whimper Not with a bang but a whimper Theodore Dalrymple "In Not with a Bang But a Whimper, he takes rite measure of out cultural decline, noting that our current age seems exceptional in the peculiarity of its unease: "Never in human history have people l… OL8371671W