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Audio Books on British History David Kopel | 4.29.2022 4:25 PM If you enjoy audio books and you're interested in history, here is the first in a series of recommended books, based on what I have ...
In tracing how the legacy of British colonialism and empire has shaped modern society, Sanghera reveals how confronting our history head-on and examining its lasting influence is an essential tool ...
Broad overviews of modern British history have proliferated, including major recent offerings from Brian Harrison (Seeking a Role: the United Kingdom 1951-1970; Oxford, £30), David Kynaston ...
Alwyn Turner’s colourful books about modern British history are always great, but a particular achievement is All in It Together, which covers 21 st-century England from the turn of the ...
But in “Imperial Island: An Alternative History of the British Empire,” Charlotte Lydia Riley does not conform to any of these expectations.Instead, her account begins where most standard ...
Nicholas S. Popper Professor of History and Interim Editor of Books, Omohundro Institute Office: Blair 349 Email: [[nspopper]] Regional Areas of Research: Atlantic World, Medieval and Early Modern ...
Scott Anthony, deputy head of research at the U.K. Science Museum Group, discusses 'The Story of British Propaganda Film,' which examines everything from overt propaganda in the U.K. tied to WWII ...
Earlier this year, British-Nigerian writer Atinuke published the children’s book Brilliant Black British History illustrating the parts of our collective pasts that have been left out of history ...
The resulting narrative is something like an affective history of the British Empire. The book is split into five parts, ... She felt proud to be a modern British citizen, and, until middle age ...
Penn’s Department of History is being revamped. History professor Alexander Chase-Levenson, who arrived at Penn last spring, will teach the first modern British history course since spring 2007. Chase ...