
Journalism and the Periodical Press in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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Newly commissioned essays by leading scholars offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of...

Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour
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You know the people in this book. You'll remember the harassed waitress from your local Chinese...

British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005: The Story from Inside
Mike Carver, Nick Seale and Anne Youngson
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British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005

Dislocating the Orient: British Maps and the Making of the Middle East, 1854-1921
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While the twentieth century's conflicting visions and exploitation of the Middle East are well...
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The Top Gear Guide to Britain: A Celebration of the Fourth Best Country in the World
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For over ten years, Top Gear has been travelling all over Britain in the course of making the...

Welcome to Just a Minute!: A Celebration of Britain's Best-Loved Radio Comedy
Sue Perkins, Graham Norton, Nicholas Parsons and Gyles Brandreth
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Includes contributions from Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Jenny Eclair and Gyles Brandreth. As its...

Rage for Order: The British Empire and the Origins of International Law, 1800 1850
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International law burst on the scene as a new field in the late nineteenth century. Where did it...

Make Do and Send: Nostalgic Letters on Fifteen Years of Rationing in Britain
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This engaging collection of letters gives a quirky picture of family life in Britain under fifteen...

Titanic: Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, 1912
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At 11.40pm on 14 April 1912, the RMS Titanic, on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York,...