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Britain Since 1945 (Making Contemporary Britain)
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Britain Since 1945 (Making Contemporary Britain)This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain's development since the end of the Second World War. It comprises 23 contributions from leading authorities and newer scholars, set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz.
 
- A comprehensive and fascinating introduction to Britain from the end of the Second World War.
- Draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators.
- The chapters are set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz.
- Covers topics such as foreigh policy, political parties, the media, race relations, women and social change, science and IT, culture, industrial relations, the welfare state, and political and economic issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
 
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The History of the Kings of Britain
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The History of the Kings of Britain"The History of the Kings of Britain" is a mythical hiistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans of Homer's Iliad founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of Britain around the 7th century.
 
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Stephen Rabley - Customs and Traditions in Britain
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Stephen Rabley - Customs and Traditions in Britain
Longman Graded Structural Reader
Традиционные чаепития и разговоры о погоде, День Гая Фокса, Boxing Day, First Footing, и т.д... В Великобритании полно разнообразных традиций - от смешных до странных. Откуда они взялись?
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From Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some are funny and some are strange. but they are all interesting.
Some British cusoms and traditions are famous all over the world. Bowler hats, drinking tea and talking about the weather, for example. But who was Guy Fawkes? Is the Queen the only person in Britain with two birthdays? This book on British custums and tradtions will tell you.
 
BOOK IS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
 
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Check your English Vocabulary for Living in the UK
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Check your English Vocabulary for Living in the UKCheck Your Vocabulary workbooks are aimed at learners of English who want to build vocabulary in a specific area. Check Your Vocabulary for Life in Britain is a new title in the range which focuses on the everyday English vocabulary required for would-be British citizens and people for whom English is a second language who want to live, study and work in Britain. Like all titles in the Check Your Vocabulary range, Check Your Vocabulary for Life in Britain will comprise quizzes, word games and puzzles that help teach and build vocabulary in a stimulating way.
 
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The Dark Origins of Britain [BBC Radio 4]
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The Dark Origins of Britain [BBC Radio 4] The Dark Origins of Britain is a landmark series dealing with the greatest unresolved mystery in our history - how the modern nations of England, Wales and Scotland were born out of the chaos of the Dark Ages. In 400 AD, when Roman power collapsed in Britain, we were a province inhabited by Celtic peoples speaking a mixture of early Welsh and Latin. But only two hundred years later, the foundations of a new, Anglo-Saxon, English-speaking nation were being laid.
 
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