Author : Great Britain. Central Office of Information
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 32,14 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Almanacs
ISBN : 9780117018594
Now in its 48th edition, the Handbook is an authoritative annual compendium of Britain, providing an up-to-date account of all the latest policy developments in the UK.
Author : Ellis Wasson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1405139358
A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present presents a lively introduction to the history of the modern British Isles from the Hanoverian succession to the present day. Develops themes of tradition and change, the role of the four nations of the British Isles, and Britain in a world context Complements the narrative with descriptions of fascinating personalities from Britain's past, from the arsonist James Aitken and the female adventurer Jane Digby, to the celebrity footballer George Best Includes features to help orientate the reader: illustrations, maps, royal family genealogies, chronology, and glossary; online supplements include preliminary chapter from 1688 An accompanying website containing additional support and materials for lecturers and students is available at www.wiley.com/go/wasson
Author : Hugh Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 50,32 MB
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000159426
This book presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. It offers an understanding of the social, economic, political, and physical forces bringing about the changes in the United Kingdom.
Author : Michael Foley
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 24,92 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 9780719045523
The Politics of the British Constitution provides the first major assessment of the properties, dynamics and implications of the new area of political exchange.
Author : Tony Buxton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 39,92 MB
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134751842
This new and substantially revised edition of Britain's Economic Performance provides a unique assessment of the current state of the supply-side of the economy. Written by a team of highly experienced, policy oriented applied economists, this volume will be a valuable source of reference, analysis and guidance for students and policy-makers.
Author : G Mackerron
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 1996-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1783262699
The UK energy system has experienced radical reform in past decade — privatisation, liberalisation, re-structuring and re-regulation for gas/electricity supply and coal, plus rapid technological change and flexible fiscal policy in offshore oil/gas. Many countries are seeking to travel similar paths, though more slowly (eg USA, EU, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Pacific Rim) and are following UK experience. The conference brings together academics, business economists and consultants to give the first major evaluation from an economics pespective of the extent to which the UK experience has been successful, and how far it might be reproduced elsewhere.
Author : Susan Broomhall
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,21 MB
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1137531169
This collection explores how situations of authority, governance, and influence were practised through both gender ideologies and affective performances in medieval and early modern England. Authority is inherently relational it must be asserted over someone who allows or is forced to accept this dominance. The capacity to exercise authority is therefore a social and cultural act, one that is shaped by social identities such as gender and by social practices that include emotions. The contributions in this volume, exploring case studies of women and men's letter-writing, political and ecclesiastical governance, household rule, exercise of law and order, and creative agency, investigate how gender and emotions shaped the ways different individuals could assert or maintain authority, or indeed disrupt or provide alternatives to conventional practices of authority.
Author : David Fowler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1137045701
This book traces the history of youth culture from its origins among the student communities of inter-war Britain to the more familiar world of youth communities and pop culture. Grounded in extensive original research, it explores the individuals, institutions and ideas that have shaped youth culture over much of the twentieth century.
Author : Emma Hawe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 12,79 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1315346788
"The OHE Compendium of Health Statistics" is the one-stop statistical source specially designed for easy use by anyone interested in the UK health care sector and the NHS. It contains over 300 simple, easy-to-read tables and charts and provides a wide range of information on UK health and healthcare, demography, expenditure and major illness in a single volume. It also includes long time series and comparisons with other economically developed nations. The UK data are broken down into England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and contain annual figures from as far back as 1949 (the first full year of the NHS). An on-line version of the "OHE Compendium" is also available.
Author : Alan Haynes
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 15,29 MB
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0752476408
Approached through the literature and literary personalities of the period, this fascinating study examines sexual behaviour in the Elizabethan age. Although there is much we will never know, poets and playwrights can provide valuable insights into our ancestors' sexual lives. Here, with help from the work of figures such as Shakespeare, Marlowe and Donne, Alan Haynes builds up a vivid picture of the sexual experiences of Elizabethans at all levels of society. We peep behind the bed curtains of the 'Virgin Queen' herself, who slept alone despite rumours that she was as sexually promiscuous as her mother, Anne Boleyn, and at characters such as Moll Cutpurse, a gutsy female transvestite who shocked and amused generations of Londoners in almost equal measure. The pressure of desire was profound and the author explores this to find compelling details. A unique behind the scenes study of the sex life of the Elizabethans, from courtiers to maids of honour and from citizens and their wives to drabs and pimps, this book will intrigue and fascinate anyone with an interest in the private lives of our forebears.
