Author: Derek A. Roe
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
Keywords: britain, archaeology, periods, palaeolithic, middle, lower
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 1981-06
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0710006004
ISBN-13: 9780710006004
Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: Palgrave Macmilla
Keywords: britain, history, palgrave, eighteenth, century
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-09-15
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 0230537502
ISBN-13: 9780230537507
Jeremy Black sets the politics of eighteenth century Britain into the fascinating context of social, economic, cultural, religious and scientific developments. The second edition of this successful text by a leading authority in the field has now been updated and expanded to incorporate the latest research and scholarship.Book DescriptionThis, the first volume in the new Palgrave History of Britain series, is a tour de force. Jeremy Black builds a picture of eighteenth-century society and polity distinguished by its range, diversity of example, and engaging freshness of style. Students will fi
Author: Mark Kishlansky
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Keywords: britain, history, penguin, monarchy, transformed
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1997-12-01
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0140148272
ISBN-13: 9780140148275
The sixth of nine volumes in the major "Penguin History of Britain" series, "A Monarchy Transformed" narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. It charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as religious upheavals that shook the beliefs of seventeenth-century Britons to the core.
Author: David Mattingly
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Keywords: britain, penguin, history, empire, roman, possession, imperial
Number of Pages: 640
Published: 2008-05-27
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0140148221
ISBN-13: 9780140148220
The definitive history of Roman Britain In the first major narative history of the subject in more than a generation, David Mattingly brings life in Britain during four hundred years of Roman domination into vivid relief. Drawing on a wealth of new research and cutting through the myths and misunderstandings that commonly surround most perceptions of Roman Britain, An Imperial Possession describes a remote and culturally diverse province that required a heavy military presence both to keep its subjects in order and to exploit its resources for the empire. With his wonderful addition to the Pen
Author: Grace Davie
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: britain, contemporary, making, believing, religion, belonging
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1994-12-12
List price: $58.95
ISBN-10: 0631184449
ISBN-13: 9780631184447
This important book describes as accurately as possible the religious situation of Great Britain at the end of the twentieth century, and evaluates this evidence within a sociological framework. Two key themes emerge within the book. The first concerns the growing mismatch between indices of religious belief in this country, which remain relatively high, and statistics which reflect either religious membership (in its strict sense) or religious practices, both of which demonstrate a marked decline in the post-war period. Hence the phrase `believing without belonging’ which becomes a re
Author: Lewis Spence
Publisher: Health Research
Keywords: britain, ancient, restored, traditions, rites, secret, mysteries
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1972
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0787308072
ISBN-13: 9780787308070
Authors:LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski, Adam Price,
Publisher: GPP Travel
Keywords: britain, train, britrail, touring
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2008-12-22
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0762748575
ISBN-13: 9780762748570
Newly revised and updated, this time-tested and reader-friendly book is packed with all the information you’ll need for hassle-free travel.
