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The Rough Guide to Britain
Rough Guides 2012; US$ 31.99The new full-colour Rough Guide to Britain is the definitive guide to Rough Guides' home patch. Discover the best of what Britain has to offer, with detailed accounts of the country's world-class attractions, from the British Museum to Edinburgh Castle, aided by crystal-clear maps and plans. Get insider tips on Britain's vital, restless cities, from... more...
Pocket Rough Guide Marrakesh
Rough Guides 2012; US$ 12.99The Pocket Rough Guide Marrakesh is your essential guide to Morocco's alluring capital; covering all the key sights, hotels, restaurants, shops and bars you need to know about. Slim and stylish. The easy-to-use Pocket Rough Guide Marrakesh includes brand new itineraries and a Best of Marrakesh section picking out the highlights you won't... more...
Barmy Britain
John Blake 2008; US$ 7.99This hilarious compendium of all that's weird and wonderful about life in the British Isles uncovers the eccentricity, bizarre bureaucracy, and outright oddity reported over the last year by the nation's newspapers. Jack Crossley spent some 40 years in Fleet Street and is the ideal companion to guide you through this laugh-out-loud collection of anecdotes... more...
Past in Contemporary Society: Then, Now
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 55.95Fowler assesses the influence of our heritage in the last decade of the 20th century, and, with a wide range of examples, judges the consequences of the increasing pressures of the heritage industry, providing suggestions for responsible development. more...
The Hutchinson Guide to Britain
Helicon Publishing 2005; US$ 25.70Traveller's guide to Britain's places, history, and culture. more...
Conservation in the Age of Consensus
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 53.95This new text on the subject of conservation in the built environment provides a unique holistic view on the understanding of the practice of conservation connecting it with wider societal and political forces. UK practice is used as a means, along with international examples, for bringing together a real understanding of practice with a social science... more...
Shadow Sites
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 149.99In mid-twentieth-century Britain, an archaeological vision of the British landscape reassured and enchanted a number of writers, artists, photographers, and film-makers. From John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Shell guide books, to photographs of bomb damage, aerial archaeology, and The Wizard of Oz, Kitty Hauser delves into these evocative interpretations... more...
Coasting
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 13.00Put Jonathan Raban on a boat and the results will be fascinating, and never more so than when he?s sailing around the serpentine, 2,000-mile coast of his native England. In this acutely perceived and beautifully written book, the bestselling author of Bad Land turns that voyage?which coincided with the Falklands war of 1982-into an occasion for meditations... more...
Britain - Culture Smart!
Kuperard 2010; US$ 9.95Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will... more...
Geographies of England
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 27.00This 2004 book examines the history of the concept of a North-South divide in England during the last millennium. more...









