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Deep into the Sixties
Britain 1965–66
Inbunden, 2026
388 kr
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‘As thrilling as ever’ CRAIG BROWN, SUNDAY TIMES‘A tour de force of popular history’ BLAKE MORRISON, GUARDIAN‘This glorious historical monument slows, expands and luxuriously stretches to encompass one of the defining moments of change in our history’ PHILIP HENSHER, SPECTATOR‘The poet of postwar …
David Kynaston: Banker and philanthropist
A portrait of Anthony de Rothschild
Inbunden, 2022
214 kr
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Anthony de Rothschild: Banker and Philanthropist tells the story of the man who influenced modern history. De Rothschild was at the helm of international banking, steering the system from the chaos after the First World War into the modern world. In this evocative new book, historian David Kynaston …
Shots in the Dark
A Diary of Saturday Dreams and Strange Times
Häftad, 2021
129 kr
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'I loved every page, and ended up admiring David Kynaston, our greatest social historian, even more than I already did' Nick HornbyBrimming with wisdom and humour, David Kynaston’s diaries written over one football season offer up his most personal take on social history to date.David Kynaston was …
Modernity Britain
1957-1962
Häftad, 2015
230 kr
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The third book in the celebrated ‘Tales of a New Jerusalem’ series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday Times'Triumphant ... A historian of peerless sensitivity and curiosity about the lives of individuals' Financial Times'This superb history captures the birth pangs of …
Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
Häftad, 2008
214 kr
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This edition collects both volumes of Austerity Britain together for the first time‘This is a classic; buy at least three copies - one for yourself and two to give to friends and family' GuardianThe first book in the groundbreaking series that tells the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the …
A Northern Wind
Britain 1962-65
Häftad, 2024
208 kr
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The fifth book in the celebrated ‘Tales of a New Jerusalem’ series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday TimesThe early sixties in Britain told as only David Kynaston ('the most entertaining historian alive' Spectator) can. Running from 1962 to 1965, A Northern Wind is the …
Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
E-bok, 2010
239 kr
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''This is a classic; buy at least three copies - one for yourself and two to give to friends and family'' Guardian The first book in the celebrated ''Tales of a New Jerusalem'' series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday Times Coursing through Austerity Britain is an …
Modernity Britain
Book One: Opening the Box, 1957-1959
E-bok, 2013
276 kr
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The late 1950s was an action-packed, often dramatic time in which the contours of modern Britain began to take shape. These were the ''never had it so good'' years, when the Carry On film series and the TV soap Emergency Ward 10 got going, and films like Room at the Top and plays like A Taste of …
City Of London Volume 1
A World of its Own 1815-1890
Häftad, 1995
650 kr
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A World of Its Own tells the story of the City of London's nineteenth century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre. We witness the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalism of the money market, and the characters …
Family Britain, 1951-1957
Häftad, 2010
214 kr
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Family Britain continues David Kynaston's groundbreaking series Tales of a New Jerusalem, telling as never before the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979.‘The book is a marvel ... the level of detail is precise and fascinating' Sunday Telegraph‘A …
King Labour
The British Working Class, 1850-1914
E-bok, 2018
678 kr
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First published in 1976. This book covers working-class history from the decline of Chartism to the formation of the Labour Party and its early development to 1914. It gives a historical perspective to the essentially defensive, materialist orientation of twentieth century working-class politics. …
City Of London Volume 1
A World of its Own 1815-1890
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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A World of Its Own tells the story of the City of London's nineteenth century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre. We witness the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalism of the money market, and the characters …
City Of London Volume 2
Golden Years 1890-1914
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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Between 1890 and 1914 the City of London was all dominant as Britain's legendary gold standard reigned supreme across the globe. Golden Years anatomises an elite at the height of its powers. Combining brilliant scholarship with high entertainment, and drawing on an unparalleled range of original …
City of London
The History
E-bok, 2011
170 kr
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David Kynaston's ground-breaking history of the City of London, published in four volumes between 1994 and 2001, is a modern classic. Skilfully edited into a single volume by David Milner, it tells a story as dramatic as any novel, while explaining the mysteries of the financial world in a way that …
The Bank of England
Money, Power, and Influence 1694-1994
Av Jay Roberts, Richard Roberts m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2139 kr
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The Bank of England's tercentenary (July 1994), coming as it does with the future status of the Bank a subject of much discussion, is an apposite moment to offer an overview of the Bank's history as a whole. Obviously there have been several detailed histories of the Bank, but this collection of …
King Labour
The British Working Class, 1850-1914
E-bok, 2018
678 kr
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First published in 1976. This book covers working-class history from the decline of Chartism to the formation of the Labour Party and its early development to 1914. It gives a historical perspective to the essentially defensive, materialist orientation of twentieth century working-class politics. …
City Of London Volume 2
Golden Years 1890-1914
Häftad, 1996
342 kr
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Between 1890 and 1914 the City of London was all dominant as Britain's legendary gold standard reigned supreme across the globe. Golden Years anatomises an elite at the height of its powers. Combining brilliant scholarship with high entertainment, and drawing on an unparalleled range of original …
King Labour
The British Working Class, 1850-1914
Inbunden, 2018
1892 kr
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First published in 1976. This book covers working-class history from the decline of Chartism to the formation of the Labour Party and its early development to 1914. It gives a historical perspective to the essentially defensive, materialist orientation of twentieth century working-class politics. …
King Labour
The British Working Class, 1850-1914
Häftad, 2020
580 kr
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First published in 1976. This book covers working-class history from the decline of Chartism to the formation of the Labour Party and its early development to 1914. It gives a historical perspective to the essentially defensive, materialist orientation of twentieth century working-class politics. …
Family Britain, 1951-1957
E-bok, 2009
239 kr
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Family Britain continues David Kynaston''s groundbreaking series Tales of a New Jerusalem , telling as never before the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979. ''The book is a marvel ... the level of detail is precise and fascinating'' Sunday Telegraph ''A …
WG's Birthday Party
Häftad, 2011
138 kr
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______________________A fascinating examination of cricket in the nineteenth century by 'the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator)'Few historians have the power to make you feel you actually inhabit the times they are writing about. Kynaston does' Sunday Times, Books of the DecadeOn a hot …
WG's Birthday Party
E-bok, 2011
136 kr
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______________________ A fascinating examination of cricket in the nineteenth century by ''the most entertaining historian alive'' ( Spectator ) ''Few historians have the power to make you feel you actually inhabit the times they are writing about. Kynaston does'' Sunday Times, Books of the Decade …
Modernity Britain
Book Two: a Shake of the Dice, 1959-62
E-bok, 2014
276 kr
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Following Austerity Britain and Family Britain , the third volume in David Kynaston''s landmark social history of post-war Britain ''Triumphant ... A historian of peerless sensitivity and curiosity about the lives of individuals'' Financial Times ''This superb history captures the birth pangs of …
Till Time's Last Sand
A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013
E-bok, 2017
252 kr
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____________________ The authorised history of the Bank of England by the bestselling David Kynaston, ''the most entertaining historian alive'' ( Spectator ). ''Kynaston''s aim is to provide a history of the Bank for the general reader and in this he triumphantly succeeds, providing a worthy …
Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket
Av Stephen Fay, David Kynaston
Häftad, 2019
165 kr
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WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 'Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history ... Unputdownable' Mail on SundayAfter the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most …
Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket
Av Stephen Fay, David Kynaston
E-bok, 2018
169 kr
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WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 ''Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history ... Unputdownable'' Mail on Sunday After the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most …
Till Time's Last Sand
A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013
Häftad, 2020
225 kr
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'An exemplary narrative history, with the archives plundered judiciously … [Kynaston's] portrait of a globally influential institution is, in characteristic style, rendered on an entertainingly human scale’ The Times‘Not an ordinary bank, but a great engine of state,’ Adam Smith declared of the …
City Of London Volume 3
Illusions of Gold 1914 - 1945
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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Illusions of Gold, the third volume of David Kynaston's magnificent quartet, The City of London, sweeps us from 1914 to 1945, through years of fluctuating fortunes that began with the City at an all-time high, and ended with the 'Square Mile' ravaged by bombs, at its lowest ebb ever. With unerring …
City Of London Volume 4
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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The City of London. Vol IV: A Club No More is the fourth and final volume of David Kynaston's epic history of the square mile in the modern era. This lively and informative book takes the story from the post-war era, when the City was hemmed in by bombsites and austere Chancellors, through to very …
