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Paxman Jeremy
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On Royalty
Автор: Paxman Jeremy Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2007 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 14 марта 20102012-08-31
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What does it mean to be royal? At a time when the monarch no longer rules by divine right and governing powers fall to our elected leaders, the concept of royalty grows ever more elusive. The intellectual argument for the abolition of the monarchy is strong, and yet public interest in the royals continues to grow. Jeremy Paxman seeks to find out how the role of our head of state has changed over the years and what the implications have been. With characteristic intelligence and humour, he looks at every aspect of the monarchy and how it has related to politics, religion, the military and the law. With a mixture of popular history, direct reportage and hilarious anecdote, the master of investigative journalism seeks to find out just how important the Royal Family is to our national identity.
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Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British
Автор: Paxman Jeremy Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 11 июля 20132015-04-27
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The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. This title describes the selection process for colonial officers, the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer's wife and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum.
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