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  • United Kingdom

    Series series Polity Histories
    The United Kingdom has been at the heart of global history for centuries – as a conqueror, an engine of international trade, and a symbol of modernity. It was the first industrial nation, the centre of the world’s biggest empire, and the home of an enduring and influential parliamentary democracy. Since 1945, the UK has faced unprecedented challenges as it has come to terms with the loss of great ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • Writing the First World War after 1918

    Edited by Adrian Bingham ...
    Series series Journalism Studies
    This book explores how print journalism was a powerful and persistent influence on public attitudes to, and memories of, the First World War in a range of participant nations, including Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, the United States and Australia. With contributions from an international group of history, journalism and literary studies scholars, the book identifies and analyses five ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Tabloid Century

    The Popular Press in Britain, 1896 to the present

    Series series Peter Lang Ltd.
    Popular newspapers played a vital role in shaping British politics, society and culture in the twentieth century. This book provides a concise and accessible historical overview of the rise of the tabloid format and examines how the national press reported the major stories of the period, from World Wars and general elections to sex scandals and celebrity gossip. It considers the appeal and ... Read more

    $37.49 USD

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    Brexit and the End of Empire

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  • Uncommon Wealth

    Britain and the Aftermath of Empire

    by Kojo Koram ...
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  • Despised

    Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class

    by Paul Embery ...
    The typical contemporary Labour MP is almost certain to be a university-educated Europhile who is more comfortable in the leafy enclaves of north London than the party’s historic heartlands. As a result, Labour has become radically out of step with the culture and values of working-class Britain.Drawing on his background as a firefighter and trade unionist from Dagenham, Paul Embery argues that ... Read more

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  • Values, Voice and Virtue

    The New British Politics

    *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Financial Times 2023 book to watch*'Forceful ... The fundamental thrust of Goodwin's argument is right ... a new centre ground of British politics is being formed - even if both parties have yet to fully comprehend it' The TimesWhat has caused the recent seismic changes in British politics, including Brexit and a series of populist revolts against the elite? ... ... Read more

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  • Revolt on the Right

    Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain

    Series series Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
    Winner of the Political Book of the Year Award 2015The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is the most significant new party in British politics for a generation. In recent years UKIP and their charismatic leader Nigel Farage have captivated British politics, media and voters. Yet both the party and the roots of its support remain poorly understood. Where has this political revolt come from? Who is ... Read more

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    1945 to Brexit

    by Jeremy Black ...
    A journey through the events of the postwar years that "makes the outcome of Britain's Brexit referendum much easier to comprehend" (Julian Lewis, member of Parliament).In 2016, Britain stunned itself and the world by voting to pull out of the European Union, leaving financial markets reeling and global politicians and citizens in shock. But was Brexit really a surprise, or are there clues in ... Read more

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  • All In

    How we build a country that works

    by Lisa Nandy ...
    ‘A persuasive manifesto for a better Britain.’ Observer Book of the DayBritain needs a fresh start. This timely book by one of the stars of the new government shows how to achieve it.In this brilliant and accessible intervention, Lisa Nandy reveals how Britain can leave behind the mess in which we find ourselves. All In charts a course towards a fairer, more equal, more prosperous country by ... Read more

    $3.49 USD

  • Silencing Dissent

    How the Australian government is controlling public opinion and stifling debate

    Silencing Dissent is a timely, disturbing and unnerving book'from the foreword by Robert ManneFor over a decade, the Howard government has found ways to silence its critics, one by one. Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, Australians have become accustomed to repeated attacks on respected individuals and organisations. For a government which claims to support freedom of speech and freedom ... Read more

    $10.19 USD

  • Little Platoons

    How a revived One Nation can empower England's forgotten towns and redraw the political map

    by David Skelton ...
    Brexit – a revolutionary moment in British politics. Voters in long-forgotten English towns made their disenchantment clear, overwhelmingly voting to 'take back control' from a remote and defective economic system. Despite this decisive message in 2016, the concerns of these forgotten towns have continued to be all but ignored.David Skelton grew up in Consett, a north-eastern town where the steel ... Read more

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