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Beyond the City Limits: Rural History in British Columbia

Book by R. W. Sandwell; University of British Columbia Press, 1998

Subjects:

Agriculture--Social Aspects--British Columbia, British Columbia--Rural Conditions, Frontier And Pioneer Life--British Columbia, Sociology, Rural--British Columbia--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...and labourer that has defined British history for so long. 14 This re-evaluation...large towns in what is now called British Columbia have been the subject...talk of a new rural history in British Columbia--a province that has...
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West Indies Accounts: Essays on the History of the British Caribbean and the Atlantic Economy

Book by Roderick A. McDonald; University of the West Indies Press, 1996

Subjects:

Slavery--West Indies, British--Congresses, West Indies, British--Economic Conditions--Congresses, West Indies, British--History--Congresses

Collections: History, Entire Library

...DATA West Indies accounts: essays on the history of the British Caribbean and the Atlantic economy in honour...ISBN 976-640-02-9 1. West Indies, British--History. 2. West Indies, British--Economic conditions. 3. Sheridan...
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British Columbia: A History

Book by Margaret A. Ormsby; Macmillan, 1958

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British Columbia--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...163-79. -- "A Bent Twig in British Columbia History". Canadian Historical Association...1948, pp. 86-92. -- "British Columbia Official Records: The...compilers. A Bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations...
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Imperial Co-Histories: National Identities and the British and Colonial Press

Book by Julie F. Codell; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2003

Subjects:

British--Foreign Countries--Press Coverage, Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th Century, Great Britain--Colonies--Press Coverage, Imperialism--Press Coverage, National Characteristics, British--Press Coverage

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Media (2000), and The Book History Reader (2001 ), and author...HELLY, Professor Emerita of History and Womens Studies, Hunter...Public and Primate in WorrZerts History (1982), and co-author...Welsh History. He writes on British newspaper history and the Welsh...
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Roaring Days: Rossland's Mines and the History of British Columbia

Book by Jeremy Mouat; University of British Columbia Press, 1995

Subjects:

Mineral Industries--British Columbia--Rossland--History, Rossland (B.C.)--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...justifying the motion, Wilks referred to the British example. 23 R.E. Gosnell and E.O.S. Scholefield, A History of British Columbia, Part 2 by Gosnell Vancouver and Victoria: British Columbia Historical Association 1913...

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Journal Articles on: british history

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Reflections on the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade

Journal article by J.R. Kerr-Ritchie; The Journal of African American History, Vol. 93, 2008

Subjects:

Abolition of slavery--History, Abolition of slavery--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, British history, 1714-1815, Centennial celebrations, Centennial celebrations, etc., Slave trade--History, Slavery--Emancipation, Slavery--History, Slavery--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...mass movement in British history. (7) At a small...hundred slaves in the British colony of Antigua...largely presented history as what had been...the role of the British government in supporting...forget the past. But history does matter, especially...
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The Hanoverian Dimension in British History, 1714-1837

Journal article by James J. Sack; The Historian, Vol. 71, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, The Hanoverian Dimension in British History, 1714-1837 (Essay collection)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Hanoverian Dimension in British History, 1714-1837. by James J. Sack The Hanoverian Dimension in British History, 1714-1837. Edited by...separation of his electoral role from British foreign policy aims in the empire...
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Heroes: David Hipshon Regrets the Degree to Which Our History Syllabuses Have Censored the Roles of British Heroes

Journal article by David Hipshon; History Review, 2009

Subjects:

British history--Educational aspects, British history--Personalities, Heroes--Censorship, Heroes--Portrayals, Syllabi--Analysis

Collections: Education, History, Entire Library

...Degree to Which Our History Syllabuses Have Censored the Roles of British Heroes. by David...within the pages of history; but from such...traditional reserve of the British, the modest self...too long have held British history in their grim grip...
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Splendidly Victorian: Essays in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British History in Honour of Walter L. Arnstein

Journal article by Stanley Weintraub; The Historian, Vol. 65, 2003

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Books--Book reviews, Splendidly Victorian: Essays in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British History in Honour of Walter L. Arnstein (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British History in Honour of Walter L. Arnstein...Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British History in Honour of Walter L...afford "unexpected insight into British attitudes about the Russian Empire...
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The Discovery of Islands: Essays in British History

Journal article by Todd Webb; Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 41, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, The Discovery of Islands: Essays in British History (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Discovery of Islands: Essays in British History. by Todd Webb The Discovery...relegation of Canada to the margins of British history overlooks the sustained attempts...with rethinking the meaning of British history by the scholar who inaugurated...

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Magazine Articles on: british history

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What Made Us British? Hugh Williams Describes How He and His Colleagues Set about Compiling a List of Fifty Significant 'Things' That Have Helped to Shape Britain and the British

Magazine article by Hugh Williams; History Today, Vol. 58, September 2008

Subjects:

British history--Influence, Citizenship--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...television series on the History Channel entitled...Need To Know About British History. The phrase...directly to the British love of home-making...Away from social history, the debate about...diet is part of our history. In the end, however...coffee and sugar into British homes. These arguments...
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Making History Matter: David Gaimster, General Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Introduces a New Exhibition He Has Curated at the Royal Academy Focusing on the Tercentenary of the Society of Antiquaries, and Explains How the Society Shaped Ideas of British History over That Time

Magazine article by David Gaimster; History Today, Vol. 57, September 2007

Subjects:

Antiquarians--Practice, Antiques--Collections and collecting, Art objects, British--Collections and collecting, Art objects, British--History, Art societies--Collections and collecting, Art societies--Exhibitions, British art objects--Collections and collecting, British art objects--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

Making History Matter: David Gaimster...Society Shaped Ideas of British History over That Time...in 1856 and, at the British Museum, of an antiquities...to the archaeology and history of Britain a few years...central repository for British antiquity and historical...
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The Audit of War: What Was the British Empire's Contribution to the Victory in the Second World War? What Was the Impact of War upon the Empire? A.J. Stockwell Explores the Interlocking Questions of the Costs of War and Empire

Magazine article by A.J. Stockwell; History Today, Vol. 56, March 2006

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British Empire, ca. 1600-1970, British foreign relations--History, Recruiting and enlistment--History, United Kingdom. Armed Forces--History, World War II, 1939-1945

Collections: History, Entire Library

...THE VALUE of the British empire is as old...and bad things in history to elaborate accounting...the value of the British connection. Indeed...down in Australian history as an inexcusable...Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire (Cambridge...
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A World by Itself: A History of the British Isles

Magazine article by Paul Lay; History Today, Vol. 60, June 2010

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A History of Britain, vol. 1-3 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, A World By Itself: A History of the British Isles (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...end of one era of writing British history, or the beginning...volume take on 5,000 years of British history as it appeared from...work like that of Macaulays History of England (1848-61...the United States, in their histories. Britons, first published...global influence, via the British Empire, way beyond their...
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The Oxford Companion to Black British History

Magazine article by Graham Gendall Norton; History Today, Vol. 57, September 2007

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Books--Book reviews, The Oxford Companion to Black British History (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Oxford Companion to Black British History. by Graham Gendall Norton The Oxford Companion to Black British History David Dabydeen, John Gilmore and Cecily Jones (eds.) Oxford University Press...

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Newspaper Articles on: british history

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We're Erasing the British Empire from Schools History, Says Paxman

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 18, 2011

Subjects:

British Empire, ca. 1600-1970, British colonialism, Paxman, Jeremy, Schools

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Were Erasing the British Empire from Schools History, Says Paxman. Byline: Sarah...establishment for treating the British Empire as irrelevant. The Newsnight...presenter is angry that a key part of British and world history spanning more...
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'Impressive Offensive Is the Stuff of History' British Troops Secure Three Quarters of Former Taliban Stronghold

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 17, 2010

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British foreign relations--Military aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Impressive Offensive Is the Stuff of History British Troops Secure Three Quarters of...Stronghold. Byline: Sam Marsden BRITISH troops engaged in a massive offensive...Major General Nick Carter, the British commander of Nato forces in southern...
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How the FA Duped and Humiliated David Cameron and Prince William; Patrick Collins Retraces One of the Most Shameful Episodes in the History of British Sport

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 15, 2011

Subjects:

Cameron, David (British prime minister), Football Association, Professional soccer, Sports associations, William, Prince of the United Kingdom

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Collins Retraces One of the Most Shameful Episodes in the History of British Sport. Byline: Patrick Collins AYEAR has passed since...prepared to cut deals and of Latin Americans having a history of extraordinary corruption. One representative of...
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Entire World History in Just 100 British Museum Treasures

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 25, 2009

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British Museum, Museums

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Entire World History in Just 100 British Museum Treasures. Byline: Louise Jury Chief Arts Correspondent...helmet are among the 100 objects chosen to tell the history of the world, the British Museum revealed today. All have been selected by Neil...
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Going Flat out for Comfort at 30,000ft; Last Month, the Biggest Customer Investment in Airline History - Pounds 600 Million - Was Announced by British Airways. Travel Editor Lisa Piddington Takes a Close Look at What It Will Mean to Travellers

Newspaper article by Lisa Piddington; The Birmingham Post (England), February 16, 2000

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Airlines, British Airways PLC

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Customer Investment in Airline History - Pounds 600 Million - Was Announced by British Airways. Travel Editor Lisa...Travellers. by Lisa Piddington British Airways is revolutionising...Internet - Mr Bob Ayling, British Airways chief executive...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: british history

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Bill of Rights , in British History

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

BILL OF RIGHTS , in British history 1689, in British history, one of the fundamental instruments of constitutional law. It registered in statutory form the outcome of the long 17th-century struggle between the Stuart kings and the English Parliament...
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British Empire

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...many historians, the British Empire definitively ended...empire may have faded into history, Great Britain still...Bibliography See The Cambridge History of the British Empire (8 vol., 1929...A. Huttenback, The British Imperial Experience...
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British Columbia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...are increasingly important to British Columbia, and Vancouver is...at Burnaby; the Univ. of British Columbia, at Vancouver; and...of Victoria, at Victoria. History and Politics Early History...area for Great Britain. Rival British and Spanish claims for the...
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Liberal Party , Former British Political Party

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

LIBERAL PARTY , former British political party former British political party, the dominant...1966); R. I. Douglas, The History of the Liberal Party, 1895 1970 (1971); R. Eccleshall, British Liberation (1986...
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British Museum

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in the world. The natural history collection was transferred...See J. M. Crook, The British Museum (1972); Treasures of the British Museum (1972); E. Miller...The Collections of the British Museum (1989...

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