Tag: Britain

Free Download Britain’s Ghosts: ASpine-ChillingTour of Our Most Haunted Places (National Trust) by Anna Groves, National Trust Books
English | September 12th, 2024 | ISBN: 0008666075 | 192 pages | True EPUB | 48.48 MB
Discover the stories of Britain’s greatest ghosts and ghouls with this spooky supernatural page turner, the perfect gift this Halloween.

Free Download Michael Emerson, "Britain’s Future in Europe"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1783483725 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 0.4 mb
An in/out referendum on Britain’s place in the European Union is looking increasingly likely after the 2015 General Election. What are the facts about the powers that the Eu holds and what is the reform or renegotiation that might be needed? This book looks beyond the headlines and analyses the truth behind the rhetoric.

Free Download Keo Films, Claudia Winkleman, "Britain’s Best Home Cook: Great Food Every Day: Simple, Delicious Recipes From the New BBC Series"
English | 2018 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1785943405 | EPUB | 119,5 mb
Fantastic, easy recipes from the new BBC One series.

Free Download Jonathan Shaw, "Britain in a Perilous World: The Strategic Defence and Security Review We Need"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1908323817 | EPUB | pages: 96 | 0.1 mb
The British government periodically publishes a Strategic Defence and Security Review, an appraisal of the armed forces that seeks to understand and prepare for the defense challenges that lie ahead. This report is often controversial―the 2010 review, for example, made headlines for all the wrong reasons, as major defense projects such as the NIMROD aircraft were discontinued at huge cost, while other projects were maintained only because they were too expensive to abandon.

Free Download Stuart Croft, Peter Dorman, Wyn Rees, "Britain and Defence 1945 – 2000: A Policy Re-evaluation"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 058230377X, 1138180068 | EPUB | pages: 168 | 0.3 mb
This text provides a concise thematic introduction to the evolution of British defence policy since the end of the second world war

Free Download Peter Lyon, "Britain and Canada: Survey of a Changing Relationship"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0714630527 | EPUB | pages: 191 | 0.8 mb
First Published in 1976. This volume, the fourth in the series Studies in Commonwealth Politics and History, looks at one of the oldest bilateral relationships between two Commonwealth countries. It is a group of essays in the general field of international relations and a fitting contribution to Studies in Commonwealth History and Politics. By bringing together studies of individual states, particular institutions, cross-national comparisons or relations between states, the series aims to make its contribution to our understanding of the contemporary world.

Free Download Richard Wevill, "Britain and America After World War II: Bilateral Relations and the Beginnings of the Cold War"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 135016223X, 1848859805 | EPUB | pages: 304 | 0.7 mb
The period immediately after World War II was a vital one for diplomatic relations and, with the Soviet Union emerging as a new superpower, it was particularly important for Britain’s relations with America. This is the first book to focus on the role of the British Embassy in Washington during this period. According to Richard Wevill, the British Embassy was pivotal in the fulfilment of key British foreign, financial and imperial policy objectives. Applying the implications of new archival material to the turning points of the period, including a detailed review of Lord Halifax’s ambassadorship under Attlee, a re-evaluation of the part of Roger Makins in the atomic energy discussions, and the Embassy’s influence in relation to Palestine, Wevill argues for a more nuanced understanding of the ‘special relationship’ in its most formative period. He offers a recasting of a crucial period of twentieth century history, providing fascinating new detail on Britain’s relations with President Truman as well as with Secretaries of State George Marshall and Dean Acheson.

Free Download Denis MacShane, "Brexiternity: The Uncertain Fate of Britain"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1838601325 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 0.5 mb
Never in the lifetime of most British adults has there been such uncertainty about the future of the political and governing institutions of the state. Brexit has the potential to change everything – from the shape of government institutions, to the main political parties, from Britain’s relationship with its near neighbour Ireland to its international trading. The idealists of the Leave campaign won their vote in 2016. But now the realists are gently taking over. Here, Denis MacShane explains how the Brexit process will be long and full of difficulties – arguing that a ‘Brexiternity’ of negotiations and internal political wrangling in Britain lies ahead.

Free Download Ruth Taplin, "Valuing Intellectual Property in Japan, Britain and the United States"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0415341124, 0415654750 | EPUB | pages: 176 | 1.1 mb
As over half the assets of many major companies are now intangible assets, there is an increasing need to assess more accurately the value of intellectual property (IP) from a wider interdisciplinary perspective. Re-evaluating risk and understanding the true value of intellectual property is a major problem, particularly important for business practitioners, including business analysts and investors, venture capitalists, accountants, insurance experts, intellectual property lawyers and also for those who hold intellectual property assets, such as media, publishing and pharmaceutical companies, and universities and other research bodies. Written by the foremost authorities in the field from Britain, Japan and the US, this book considers the latest developments and puts forward much new thinking. The book includes thorough coverage of developments in Japan, which is reviewing the value of IP at a much quicker pace than any other country and is registering ever-increasing numbers of patents in the course of inventing its way out of economic inertia.

Free Download James H. Treble, "Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 0416362702, 0815398409 | EPUB | pages: 216 | 0.5 mb
First published in 1979, Urban Poverty in Britain 1830-1914 examines the plight of the poor in towns as a direct result of industrialization. This valuable study examines the major causes of poverty – low pay, casual labour, unemployment, sickness, widowhood, large families, old age, drink and personal failings – and society’s response to the problem. It also pays attention to the changes in food consumption brought about by migration to the urban areas. Detailed accounts of specific problems and specific situations are combined with a look at the broader questions, and subsequently provides a thorough account of urban poverty in this period.