This full-colour study of contemporary Britain examines aspects of British society from government and politics, to culture and style.
Covers aspects of British society, including government and politics,culture and style, education and religion.
Includes extensive activity material at the end of each chapter, complemented with charts, maps and graphs.
Provides website information throughout, so that students can access up-to-date information.

Squadrons is an easy to learn, yet challenging, game of aerial combat in World War II. This rules set contains the game system's complete rules and play accessories plus specific rules and scenarios to re-fight the classic aerial engagements of the Battle of Britain.

What a wonderful book this is! It's got the mind of an archaeologist and the eye of an artist, to give us the beautiful items and artifacts of medieval people in Britain. The photographs are lovely and instructive, and the text is balanced and informative. Well worth reading.

When it comes to immigration, the population explosion, the collapse of the family, the north-south divide, devolution, or the death of the countryside, common wisdom tells us that we are in trouble; however, this is far from the truth.

Opportunities ensures the most effective language learning possible, by focussing specifically on the needs of the secondary school learner, especially those preparing for school-leaving exams. Discovery approach to grammar and an up-front focus on vocabulary gives students maximum opportunity to learn. Educational and cultural input encourages students to learn more than just English and make lessons more memorable. Learner strategies help students become better language learners. NEW Quick Tests to make assessment easier.

Jonathan Ross examines the life and career of the most celebrated director in the history of cinema, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, in a quest for the British roots of his unique style. Jonathan is a huge fan of the Hollywood legend and finds out what led the son of an East End grocer to embark on a career in the film industry. He visits Gainsborough Studios where Hitchcock secured his first job at the age of 20, designing the captions which appeared on screen in the silent era - just five years later he was a director. Jonathan meets actress Jean Marsh, who starred in Hitchcock's penultimate film Frenzy, and hears what the great man was like to work with. On his return to his own childhood home in East London, Jonathan recalls how when he first saw the iconic Hitchcock movie Psycho it scared the life out of him.

Review
"The book should be read by teachers of the social sciences, for whom it is a good source of ideas for essays. One of its strengths is that it will encourage students to examine some of its ideas by doing their own research, using its generous source references and reading lists." (Times Higher Education Supplement )

If you enjoy discovering more about Britain's fascinating history and heritage, then you’ll love BRITAIN magazine. Learn about the kings and queens, heroes and villains, castles and cathedrals, stately homes and gardens, countryside and coastline… as well as quirky facts and amazing competitions!

Britain At War magazine is packed with news, features and analysis about Britain's wartime history. Recent articles featured in the magazine include: When The Night Became Day which looks at the explosive act of the Second World War when the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan. Scotland Welcomes New RAF Typhoon Squadron - the first RAF Typhoon Squadron to be based in Scotland has been officially commissioned seventy years on from the Battle of Britain, written by Martin Mace.

This is an illustrated history of Britain from prehistoric times to the present day. The book analyzes the major political and military events in British history, and where appropriate, looks at these within a wider, international context.

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From the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.

The rise and fall of Roman Britain, how they lived and what they left behind...
In 55 B.C. Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until A.D. 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. For the next 400 years the island would be transformed. Within that period would see the rise of Londinium, almost immediately burnt to the ground in A.D. 60 by Boudicca; Hadrian's Wall, which was constructed in A.D. 112 to keep the northern tribes at bay, as well as the birth of the Emperor Constantine in third century York. Interwoven with the historical narrative is a social history of the period showing how Roman society grew in Britain.