British Civilization

by John Oakland

Extensively revised and updated, the fifth edition of British Civilization includes new illustrations, devolution, more debate and cultural material and covers right up to 2001.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Cultural, Politics, British Literature, Academic, Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 1989

Reviews

[Lou Schoeters]

Thrilling read. Scariest book I have ever read in my life. Could've used a bit of romance.

[sofie]

it’s a school book. i don’t like school books. besides, couldve been half the size of what it is now if you left out loads of unnecessary info😭

update ;; didn’t pass my test😀👍🏻

[Marlène]

British Civilization: An Introduction est effectivement cela, une bonne introduction à la civilisation, l'histoire britannique. Il présente clairement les différents aspects de l'histoire du pays, les institutions, la géographie et les thèmes essentiels.
J'ai personnellement commencé par le lire dans l'ordre, comme n'importe quel autre livre, pour finalement décider d'aborder divers thèmes au fur et à mesure que je les rencontrais dans mes cours et devoirs (dans le désordre, donc).
Je n'ai malheureusement pas de points de comparaison avec d'autres ouvrages. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage purement scolaire. Donc assez indigeste si comme moi vous avez besoin qu'on vous raconte une histoire....
Bon appui pour des révisions. Ou pour baser une étude plus approfondie sur d'autres ouvrages ou recherches.

[Patricia]

This was a class requirement for me at university. It has a high focus on statistics which provide a good picture of how the things mentioned in the book are actually viewed by the people. Though, it may slow one's reading quite a bit having to read all the numbers and percentages. However, it does provide a great coverage of the United Kingdom and its people and their culture.

NOTE: You may pay attention as of what edition you are getting as the most current one is the 9th (from this year; 2020).

[BrittIsReading]

this is a schoolbook I've had to read, that alone says enough
the driest book you will ever read, with so much unnecessary extra information, if you deleted all that, you'd have about 150 pages left of this thing.

[Courtney Gregory]

So many statistics…. these britons🫡

[Erik Steevens]

I bought this book as a company in a UK historic and cultural university lecture. Without any doubt, this book is an absolute help as background.

[Ayman Mouhcine]

Good book
It shows the history of British people ..(where they come from)
How the regime develops throughout the history.
Explaining how government and parliament work
Culture and religion of British people

[Ginette]

A good start for students