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Another Round?
A Post-War History of Britain in Twelve Drinks
Häftad, 2026
118 kr
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“It has dad present written all over it…” — The SpectatorRaise a glass to the Great British tradition of booze, and the twelve drinks that made it what it is today. Cheers!The history of Britain, perhaps more so than any other country, is defined by its drinking culture. Built on a foundation of …
Trafalgar Square
The Biography
Inbunden, 2027
322 kr
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Home to Nelson’s Column, Landseer’s lions, Lutyens’s fountains, the National Gallery and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square has long been defined, cartographically and emotionally, as Britain’s beating heart. This famous landmark has multiple roles: a national showcase; a political soapbox; …
The Life of the Automobile: The Complete History of the Motor Car
Inbunden, 2014
467 kr
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Building Britannia
A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings
E-bok, 2023
189 kr
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An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin. Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen through the prism of the country''s built …
Building Britannia
A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings
Inbunden, 2023
388 kr
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An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin.Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen through the prism of the country's built environment, …
Building Britannia
A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
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An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin.Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen through the prism of the country's built environment, …
Another Round?
A Post-War History of Britain in Twelve Drinks
Inbunden, 2025
158 kr
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Raise a glass to the Great British tradition of booze, and the twelve drinks that made it what it is today Cheers!The history of Britain, perhaps more so than any other country, is defined by its drinking culture. Built on a foundation of pubs, clubs and watering holes, the UK has remained in the …
Drinking America
A History of Post-Prohibition America in Twelve Strong Drinks
Inbunden, 2027
192 kr
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The history of modern America… With a twist.In December 1933, the "Noble Experiment" of Prohibition ended, having run America's alcohol industry into the ground. Nevertheless, the drinks were flowing on December 5th: “Repeal Day” celebrations took place and criminal bootleggers pivoted their …
English Railway Station
Inbunden, 2014
982 kr
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The railway station is one of England’s most distinctive and best-loved building-types. Yet over the past century the nation’s stations have often been overlooked or dismissed, and have suffered accordingly. Today a new interest in railways – fuelled by the need for sustainability, by a growing …
Celebrating Britain
Canaletto, Hogarth and Patriotism
Av Jacqueline Riding, Steven Parissien m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
284 kr
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Canaletto's time in Mid-Georgian Britain has received much scholarly attention in the past. But this book places his work in a broader political and social context, linking his paintings and drawings with a growing sense of assurance and mission which the British nation was beginning to display - …
Whistler and Nature
Av Patricia de Montfort, Clare Willsdon m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
251 kr
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The Anglo-American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834 – 1903) is a household name – a man who inspired and astonished the Victorian world. Less well known, though, is the influence of nature on Whistler’s work. This innovative and compelling study reconsiders Whistler’s work from the context of …
Architecture of British Transport in the Twentieth Century
Av Julian Holder, Steven Parissien
Inbunden, 2005
588 kr
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Transport buildings—railway stations, airport terminals, bus and coach stations, motorway service areas, filling stations, and garages—are such a part of everyday scenery they are easily overlooked. This book is the first to take a close look at the architecture of British transport buildings of …
Life of the Automobile
A New History of the Motor Car
Häftad, 2014
274 kr
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In this book Steven Parissien examines the impact, development and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colourful 130-year history. He tells the story of the auto, and of its creators, from its earliest appearance in the 1880s - as little more than a powered quadricycle - via the …
