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Twenty-five million emigrants have left the British Isles since 1600, mainly travelling to America or to parts of the British Empire around the world. Britannia's Children is the first account of emigration from the British Isles as a whole, including England, Scotland and Ireland. Tracing the stages of this extraordinary movement from the days of the Mayflower to modern times, Eric Roberts shows the variety of motives that drove men and women to make the most momentous decisions of their lives as well as providing a mass of individual stories, voyages, destinations and fates.
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The British Toy Business: A History since 1700
Kenneth D. Brown
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At its height British toymaking was a significant industry, with famous names such as Britains and Meccano known throughout the world. While in essence a specialised form of small-scale engineering, its products and market have always been unique, reflecting the current priorities of both parents and children. Yet, while individual toys and marques have been catalogued extensively, no previous history of toymaking as a whole exists. The British Toy Business provides a fascinating example of the development of a specific industry.Many early early toys were home-made. From the eighteenth century, with its growing recognition of children as something other than small adults, date the beginnings of specialised toys, usually produced by small workshops and sold by street-sellers. The nineteenth century, with its industrial growth and middle-class prosperity, saw an expansion of toymaking.The 1960s and 1970s were the most successful years of British toymaking, with companies like Lesney making record profits. Yet British toy makers failed to solve a number of fundamental problems. Following an unexpected sudden downturn in sales at a time of high interest rates, the major names in British toy making, Lesney, Airfix, Mettoy and Dunbee Combex Marx, all collapsed between 1979 and 1985, leaving the business to be dominated largely by importers.
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Religion and Society in Scotland Since 1707
Callum Brown
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Writing Marxist History: British Society, Economy and Culture Since 1700
R. S. Neale
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Great textbook for Design History.......2007-01-19
I rediscovered this book after college since I was probably too young to truly appreciate it the first time around. I use it now as the textbook for my Culture of Design seminar because it is one of the rare design history books that can ground design in its social context with real depth or clarity. (And boy, have I looked!)
While it can seem long winded to some, the ideas contained within are so novel and well explained that it can make someone allergic to 18th and 19th Century Design (like myself) truly appreciate the radical innovations of that period. For example, the Industrial Revolution was not just due to the steam engine's invention but more specifically to division of labor such as implemented in Wedgewood's factory in the mid 18th century.
The chapter on "Differentiation by Design" is a gem, showing how design reinforces class, age and gender roles. In the chapter on labor saving devices, women didn't really save any labor since cleanliness standards simply rose to meet product opportunities...
It's true that the book's layout, infographics and quality of the images do not do it justice... Hopefully the next reprint will address that.
If I was glued to this book while being in a college Superbowl Party, it must have been pretty good.......2006-02-23
What is design? Is it what we make it to be, how we want it to be, or is it just designed and accepted by society? Adrian Forty writes the book in an unusual way by setting up each chapter as its own entity, yet the concepts in all the chapters somehow relate. The author enjoys jumping from topic to topic at high speed which makes the read interesting with the overwhelming examples there are in products- in one chapter it went from pocketknives to watches to childhood furniture to textiles to soap to architecture within a span of a couple pages. Ridiculous as it may be, it somehow kept my attention. Filled with pictures of antique and modern design, Forty proves that design has progressed though time according to the needs or perceived needs of society. It makes you see things more as designs than products, and inspires you to wonder why something was designed the way it was. This book was assigned to be read in one of my college classes, and I decided to keep it instead of selling it back after the semester ended.
More a technical treatise than an easy read........2005-11-13
This is more for the reader who wants to read an economic and cultural treatise on the development of design and how it has affected culture.
If it wasn't so long-winded I would have actually enjoyed it a lot more. Forty has looked at some of the assumptions we have made about design and culture and realised that they are not quite as they seem. A classic example he uses is that the invention and high use of sewing machines coincided with the impossibly ruffled gowns and dresses of the 1860's - the assumption has always been that the sewing machine made this type of style possible. Forty points out that these dresses did indeed use up to 100yds of fabric, and the use of the sewing machine only made them possible by making them more affordable. Sweatshops paid machine sewers far less than they paid hand sewers - therefore more complex dresses made by machine could be made for cheaper cost. My only problem with Forty is that he takes nearly 2 pages to say this.
I have some other problems with this work, I don't think it is well illustrated - all illustrations are small and in black and white - a bit hard to take in things that he calls 'richly glazed' and so on when you can't even see the colours. It also means he has catalogues and so on in here printed in impossibly small form so you can barely make out the designs.
On another petty note, I was surprised to see the picture of a cauliflower tea pot - fully functional from Wedgewood on one page, and then several pages later a picture of the mould was shown - both from 1760. What suprised me was that there was no reference in the text or near either illustration alluding to the fact that these were both in here. I thought something like this would at least have a small footnote directing to the other page.
I realise that with printing you have to make compromises but I didn't feel that these essentially editing and printing details did the book and its subject full justice. This really is a great book - divided into 11 chapters from the first industrial designers, to design in the home, labour-saving in the home and design and corporate identity. It just doesn't really quite make it.
Who "designed" modern culture?.......1997-05-08
Design, according to Adrian Forty, encompasses not just how things look, but how they are made and marketed as well. In a very readable and well-illustrated book, Forty shows how design reflects and changes culture. His fascinating historical accounts show how modern consumer society developed. Victorian pocket knives, for instance, mirrored and reinforced that era's strict social structure. In another example, Forty reaches back to the 1750s to show how Wedgewood china introduced revolutionary changes in industrial manufacturing, design, and marketing that made the industrial revolution possible. Objects of Desire should appear on the reading lists of every design department and business school
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Down with the Crown': British Anti-monarchism and Debates about Royalty since 1790 (Reaktion Books - Picturing History)
Antony Taylor
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In recent years, periodic discontent with the monarchy has become an aspect of political life in both Britain and the Commonwealth. While a number of important books have attempted to reappraise the British royal family, the study of anti-monarchism has by contrast been neglected.Down with the Crown seeks to fill this gap and to modify assumptions about the failure of radicals to contest monarchy effectively by looking at the issue of anti-monarchism in British politics from the French Revolution to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It also deals with debates about the House of Lords and with the republican movements in former colonies such as Australia. At a time when European integration, devolution in Wales and Scotland, and reform of the House of Lords are forcing Britain to take stock of its governing institutions, this book represents a significant contribution to the debates surrounding the House of Windsor.
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The Economic History of Britain since 1700
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An economic history of Britain since 1700, in three volumes by thirty-nine eminent historians and economists, this book will succeed the first edition of "Floud and McCloskey" (published in 1981) as the leading textbook on its subject. The text has a firm economic basis, but emphasizes the historical context and chronology and is written in straightforward and jargon-free English. Volume 1 covers the period 1700-1860, that of Britain's rise to relative economic supremacy. Volume 2 discusses the period 1860-1939, that of the height of British economic power and of painful readjustment after 1914. Volume 3 considers the period since 1939, that of relative economic decline and of increasing involvement with the European Community.
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The Transformation of Scotland: The Economy since 1700
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Written by leading scholars in the field, this book presents 'state of the art' research in an accessible style and offers fresh interpretations on such key and controversial issues as the impact of the Union of 1707, the Clearances, the rise and fall of Scottish heavy industry and the recent transformation of the modern economy. The distinctive features of the Scottish economic system are stressed, but these are also analyzed within a British and international context. The focus of the volume is both broad and detailed with full treatment of agriculture, finance, industry, and the service sector as well as the impact of momentous economic changes on the lives of the people and the massive new role in the twentieth century of the state in economic affairs. At a time of intense debate on Scotland's future, this book provides the essential background and the long-run perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.
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Universities and Elites in Britain since 1800 (New Studies in Economic and Social History)
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In recent years, the history of universities has become a thriving field of research, but no convenient summary has been available. This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the subject. It surveys the debate on the significance of British university development, and relates it to general questions about British social history. It asks how far the nature of British elites has changed since Victorian times, what contribution universities have made to social mobility, and whether higher education, despite its recent expansion, has really become more democratic.
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This wide-ranging study, by one of the UK's leading scholars of British politics, presents a fascinating picture of the role of the MP during the last 150 years. The author examines the various roles of Members of Parliament since the middle of last century. Backbench MPs have three major roles-a partisan role, a constituency role, and a scrutiny role. They increasingly expect and are expected to support their parties; to help constituents with individual problems and look after their collective interests; and they are expected to keep a check on the government and its policies. These roles existed 150 years ago, but the balance between them has changed. The partisan role now dominates at Westminster, the constituency role has expanded beyond all recognition, and the scrutiny role is widely seen as the poor relation. Moreover, while constituency work has been virtually hived-off as a non-partisan role, the conflict between the partisan and the scrutiny role creates a dilemma at the heart of parliamentary government.
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The most important book on creating wealth since Think and Grow Rich" Discover how you can build your own multi-level money machine Five years in the writing, it's the first professional, indexed, book ever published on the science of how to become wealthy in Network Marketing. For the first time ever, Randy lays bare his exact system for creating a multi level money machine. You'll find more money making tips on any two pages of this book than you'll find in the entire manuscripts of other so-called how-to books. It's packed with the actual methods, strategies and techniques to need to become wealthy in MLM. You'll discover: Whether you have what it takes to succeed in this amazing business; How to get started fast and avoid the avoidable mistakes; Where to find the best prospects and how to turn them into distributors quicker; Counseling techniques to build depth in your group; How to choose the right company; Little known secrets to make your presentations more compelling; and, How to create a sponsoring "pipeline," that brings you a steady stream of new prospects. Finally, you'll learn what to do once you have a large group; the leadership strategies and management skills necessary to build depth and secure lines for lifetime residual income.
Customer Reviews:
Randy Gage in one word is AMAZING.......2006-08-31
I would encourage anyone thinking about building a business to read this book. I had never been involved in a MLN company before and when I joined Agel I read this book cover to cover and can tell you it literally jump started my business. He is AMAZING!
Save your Money.......2005-12-30
This book contains almost nothing you wouldn't get from any decent Multi-level Marketing company. He does however spend a great deal of time hyping his other books and tapes. If you are interested in starting a MLM company yourself his advise mainly consists of "get a lawyer". Rated 1 star because you can't rate it 0.
An Excellent MLM Trainer.......2005-11-17
Randy is one of the strongest advocates of a system's approach to building an MLM organization and an excellent MLM Trainer. I've attended his seminars and training both in Singapore and in USA during the last 3 years and I find that his teachings timeless!
And on top of his heavy training schedule, Randy was kind enough to find time to review my work on MLM Persuasion. This man is simply amazing and a blessing to this wonderful industry of ours!
I've read his book more than 7 times during the last 2 years, and I must say that this is one of the Top 10 MLM books ever written! All the essential nuts and bolts are condensed in it. By following Randy's teachings, you will certainly realize your dreams in this business.
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Randy Gage is truly one of the top trainers in network marketing today.......2006-02-18
"The Getting Started Fast" chapter is a must read, before a new enrollee loses their fire, jump start with this fabulous training. Also, the "Building Depth" chapter is essential in developing future leaders of your organization. Randy could be nicknamed the "godfather" of network marketing.
An Excellent MLM Trainer.......2005-11-19
Randy is one of the strongest advocates of a system's approach to building an MLM organization and an excellent MLM Trainer. I've attended his seminars and training both in Singapore and in USA during the last 3 years and I find that his teachings timeless!
And on top of his heavy training schedule, Randy was kind enough to find time to review my work on MLM Persuasion. This man is simply amazing and a blessing to this wonderful industry of ours!
I've read his book more than 7 times during the last 2 years, and I must say that this is one of the Top 10 MLM books ever written! All the essential nuts and bolts are condensed in it. By following Randy's teachings, you will certainly realize your dreams in this business.
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Author of The World's First Book on
Network Marketing with NLP,
"MLM Persuasion Mastery: How
Master Networkers Change Beliefs
and Behavior"
Probably the best trainer in the business............2004-07-09
I first met Randy Gage back in 1991 in Orlando at a seminar that he was conducting on International Drive along with Don Faila. The man is very elequent to be sure, a great public speaker but also knows this business inside and out. And he has the best tools.
I began listening to Randy's tape "Secrets of a Dynamic Day" over and over. This wasn't a hype you up, rah-rah tape, it discussed the necessities of building your business. Randy suggested listening to it first thing in the morning. I listened to it twice per day.
Randy also had a tape called "Escape The Rat Race", a generic tape that we would hand out to prospects. It was all about downsizing that had escalated at that time and it was the best prospecting tool that I had used.
I listened to Randy's tape set over and over. This guy is a real nut's and bolts sort of guy. He tells you what to do and what not to do. Having just left a herbal nutrition company that had collapsed combined with some real bad training by the company founder, I was eager to find something that worked. Randy's advice did and still does work.
How To Build a Multi Level Money Machine is Randy's best work to date. You will learn the science of netowrk marketing, what works and what doesn't work. You will also learn some of the schemes and scams perpetrated by mlm'ers. You will learn how to pick the right company and which companies to avoid.
I highly recommend How To Build a Multi Level Money Machine. In addition, I also recommend the WAVE 4 books by Richard Poe. And I recommend anything you can get your hands on by Randy Gage.
Best of the Best!.......2001-07-14
I have read more than 20 books on how to achieve success in Network Marketing, and this one is the best. The system make sense and is easy to follow. If you can't find this book here, go to .... They have the latest edition.
Gage understands what it takes to succeed in MLM.......2000-08-19
If you are in multi-level marketing (MLM), you probably already know about Randy Gage. He has analyzed, through firsthand experience, the factors necessary to be a success in what I predict is the business of the future, and they aren't necessarily what you might guess. Do you try to sell product first and only then recruit distributors? Randy says that's the wrong approach. Do you look for "natural" salesmen to put in your downline? Randy says don't do it! Surprising? Randy Gage understands the nature of the business and what it takes to succeed in it: self-replication. I don't know anyone writing about MLM who understands this better than Randy.
--Richard Brodie, author, Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
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- Building a Digital Human (Graphics Series) (Graphics Series)
- Cheyenne Again
- Chief Marin: Leader, Rebel, and Legend
- Claude Lorrain--The Painter as Draftsman: Drawings from the British Museum (Clark Art Institute)
- Comanche Moon
- Conservation Is Our Government Now: The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea (New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century)
- Countdown: A History of Space Flight
- Design, Form, and Chaos
- Disney's Art of Animation #2: FROM MICKEY MOUSE TO HERCULES
- Does The Center Hold?: An Introduction to Western Philosophy
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