From the Windrush immigration of the 1950's to contemporary multicultural Britain, Black British Culture and Society examines the postwar Afro-Caribbean diaspora, tracing the transformations of Black culture as it establishes itself in British society. Combining classic texts on Black British life with eighteen new articles, Kwesi Owusu's collection represents the rich diversity of the Black British experience.
Empire Lost - Britain, the Dominions and the Second World War
This fascinating book explores British imperial unity at the outbreak of the Second World War and how this ultimately led to its own dissolution in post-war years. In September 1939, four of the five dominions took the decision to support Neville Chamberlain's London-based government and declare war on Nazi Germany. This was to be the last great outpouring of British imperial unity.
A Cultural History of the British Census: Envisioning the Multitude in the Nineteenth Century
The British census plays an unquestioned role in governance today, and the recent digitization of nineteenth century census data has allowed millions of amateur and professional researchers to visualize their national and familial past. This study tells the tangled story of how the census took shape over the early decades of its existence, developing from a simple counting of households during the Napoleonic Wars into a centralized undertaking that involved the governmental and intellectual luminaries of Victorian Britain.
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Business Focus Pre-Intermideate SB (pdf)
One of the major difficulties of teaching business English is connecting students’ English knowledge with practical communication issues in their jobs. Business Focus Pre-intermediate Student’s Book addresses the problem by engaging lower-level English learners into abundant communicative exercises and activities that are aimed to help them use essential vocabulary, grammar and expressions confidently in various business scenarios.
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British or American English
Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: ∗Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? ∗Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? ∗Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I? ∗After “thank you”, who says Not at all and who says You’ re welcome? ∗Whose team are on the ball, and whose team is?
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