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Free Download Vitali Konstantinov, "Charles Darwin: British Naturalist"
English | 2013 | pages: 34 | ISBN: 1422228444 | PDF | 4,0 mb
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species changed the way we understand the beginnings of life on earth. Darwin’s ideas challenged people to think differently, to question long-held beliefs, and to explore a new field of scientific discovery. As a young man, Darwin worked to join the priesthood, but his life took a turn toward science after he joined a government mission to South America and the Pacific. Darwin’s work on the trip pushed him to come up with new ideas about life and nature, including his famous theory of evolution. Learn the story of one of the most important scientific thinkers of all time in Charles Darwin: British Naturalist.

Free Download Mike Goodall, Albert Tagg – British Aircraft before the Great War
Schiffer Publishing | 2001 | ISBN: 0764312073 | English | 390 pages | PDF | 412.06 MB
For the very first time, the history of British pre-World War I aircraft has been gathered together in one volume, with more than 900 of them well illustrated. This new book constitutes a most valuable contribution about a remarkable period in aviation history and is a memorial to the bravery and inventiveness of the intrepid pioneers of that far off era. Among the many famous manufacturer’s covered are Avro, Sopwith, Shorts, and Bristol. Many lesser known designers and builders such as Martin-Handasyde and Howard Wright are also given ample coverage.

Free Download David James, "The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction since 1945 "
English | ISBN: 110704023X | 2015 | 280 pages | PDF | 906 KB
This Companion offers a compelling engagement with British fiction from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Since 1945, British literature has served to mirror profound social, geopolitical, and environmental change. Written by a host of leading scholars, this volume explores the myriad cultural movements and literary genres that have affected the development of postwar British fiction, showing how writers have given voice to matters of racial, regional, and sexual identity. Covering subjects from immigration and ecology to science and globalism, this Companion draws on the latest critical innovations to provide insights into the traditions shaping the literary landscape of modern Britain, thus making it an essential resource for students and specialists alike.

Free Download Peter Boxall, "The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction: 1980-2018 "
English | ISBN: 1108483410 | 2019 | 332 pages | PDF | 1379 KB
From 1980 to the present, huge transformations have occurred in every area of British cultural life. The election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 ushered in a new neoliberal era in politics and economics that dramatically reshaped the British landscape. Alongside this political shift, we have seen transformations to the public sphere caused by the arrival of the internet and of social media, and changes in the global balance of power brought about by 9/11, the emergence of China and India as superpowers, and latterly the British vote to leave the European Union. British fiction of the period is intimately interwoven with these historical shifts. This collection brings together some of the most penetrating critics of the contemporary, to explore the role that the British novel has had in shaping the cultural landscape of our time, at a moment, in the wake of the EU referendum of 2016, when the question of what it means to be British has become newly urgent.

Free Download Sarah Godfrey, "Masculinity in British Cinema, 1990-2010"
English | ISBN: 1474414141 | 2021 | 268 pages | PDF | 2 MB
From the new man to the metrosexual, British society from the 1990s to the 2000s was pre-occupied with questions about masculinity, and more specifically with the idea that it was somehow ‘in crisis.’ The first book-length study of British cinematic representations of masculinity in this period, this fascinating study offers a feminist analysis of key tropes in this era, including the New Lad, fatherhood and masculine violence. Positioning these representations within the specific context of British manifestations of postfeminism and neoliberalism, the book explores the shifting representations of masculinity in popular British cinema and offers a detailed analysis of important recent developments in gender culture. With case studies of films like

Free Download Elevate Your English British Vocabulary
Published 7/2023
Created by Bohdan Filiushyn
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 5 Lectures ( 1h 20m ) | Size: 942 MB

Free Download Saskia Warren, "British Muslim Women in the Cultural and Creative Industries"
English | ISBN: 1474459315 | 2022 | 352 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Muslim women are opening up new educational and career pathways across the UK, pioneering roles in digital media, fashion design and visual art. However, their contributions to the economy and culture are rarely the focus of media and government reports. Now, Saskia Warren draws on in-depth fieldwork with British Muslim women working in these roles, taking a narrative approach to look at how they frame their own everyday labour experiences.

Free Download Katrin Berndt, Alessa Johns, "Handbook of the British Novel in the Long Eighteenth Century"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3110650444, 3110649764 | PDF | pages: 606 | 9.3 mb
The handbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the British novel in the long eighteenth century, when this genre emerged to develop into the period’s most versatile and popular literary form. Part I features six systematic chapters that discuss literary, intellectual, socio-economic, and political contexts, providing innovative approaches to issues such as sense and sentiment, gender considerations, formal characteristics, economic history, enlightened and radical concepts of citizenship and human rights, ecological ramifications, and Britain’s growing global involvement. Part II presents twenty-five analytical chapters that attend to individual novels, some canonical and others recently recovered. These analyses engage the debates outlined in the systematic chapters, undertaking in-depth readings that both contextualize the works and draw on relevant criticism, literary theory, and cultural perspectives. The handbook’s breadth and depth, clear presentation, and lucid language make it attractive and accessible to scholar and student alike.

Free Download Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics by Matthew Goodwin
English | June 30th, 2023 | ISBN: 0141999098 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 2.15 MB
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Free Download Michael O’Connell, "In Search of the Truth: British Injustice and Collusion in Northern Ireland"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1848893000 | EPUB | pages: 384 | 1.6 mb
A detailed examination of the British Army campaign in Northern Ireland (1969-2007), focusing on cases in which the law was broken. Recent inquests have disclosed a wealth of explosive, newly declassified information, which allows for an exposé of many a