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7 produkter
Follow the Money
A History of the Audit Commission
E-bok, 2008
170 kr
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Most books on politics and government take a view from the top down. They focus on the individuals and institutions that set policies in place and make the laws. But how are these policies and laws translated into action on the ground, where their success or failure helps determine the day to day …
Masters of the Post
The Authorized History of the Royal Mail
E-bok, 2011
170 kr
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The origins of the Post Office go back to the early years of the Tudor monarchy: Brian Tuke, a former King's Bailiff in Sandwich, was acknowledged as the first 'Master of the Posts' by Cardinal Wolsey in 1512, and went on to build up a network of 'postmasters' across England for Henry VIII. Over …
Crossing Continents
A History of Standard Chartered Bank
E-bok, 2021
170 kr
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For almost a hundred years from the 1860s, the City of London's overseas banks financed the global trade that lay at the core of the British Empire. Foremost among them from the beginning were two start-up ventures: the Standard Bank of South Africa, which soon developed a powerful domestic …
Crossing Continents
A History of Standard Chartered Bank
Inbunden, 2021
443 kr
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For almost a hundred years from the 1860s, the City of London's overseas banks financed the global trade that lay at the core of the British Empire. Foremost among them from the beginning were two start-up ventures: the Standard Bank of South Africa, which soon developed a powerful domestic …
Royal Bank of Scotland
Three Centuries of Banking to Declare
Inbunden, 2027
443 kr
Kommande
'What the Nile is to Egypt,' wrote a Victorian economist, 'that has been her banking system to Scotland.' Founded with a Charter by King George I in 1727, the Royal Bank was central to that system for almost three centuries. It helped to fund Scotland's Industrial Revolution, to underpin Glasgow as …
Jet Man
The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution
E-bok, 2020
143 kr
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The story of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. ''Wonderful'' David Edgerton, TLS ''A fascinating account'' Aeroplane Monthly ''Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank Whittle'' Leo McKinstry ''[A] thorough dissection …
Jet Man
The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution
Häftad, 2021
141 kr
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The story of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. 'Wonderful' David Edgerton, TLS 'A fascinating account' Aeroplane Monthly 'Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank Whittle' Leo McKinstry '[A] thorough dissection of the …
