دانلود کتاب BHB4 A Brief History of Britain 1851-2010

From the Great Exhibition to the Credit Crunch - the transformation of Britain from the world's greatest nation to the present day. In 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, it was the high water mark of English achievement - the nation at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, at the heart of a burgeoning Empire, with a queen who would reign for another 50 years. In the following 150 years, the fate of the nation has faced turmoil and transformation. But it is too simple to talk of decline? Has Great Britain sacrificed its identity in order to stay part of the pre. Read more... Abstract: Covers everything from the Great Exhibition to the Credit Crunch - the transformation of Britain from the world's greatest nation to the present day. Part of the "Brief History of Britain" series, this title offers an examination of how present day Britain was formed. Read more...