- Hardcover: 720 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan USA; The A - Z of Britain's Past and Present... edition (2 Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0028971426
- ISBN-13: 978-0028971421
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 20.2 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,900,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This updated reference work contains 6000 entries. The book provides coverage of Britain's past and present.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a splendid book, 'the obvious place to look up any mainstream fact about Britain', even after the advent of the internet and wikipedia (well, wikipedia is never as succinct, concise, let alone witty as Mr Gascoine). Ever since I bought it in 1994 at WH Smith, I have reverted to it time and again, not just to look up an item I needed, but just for fun, to browse and be surprised at the comprehensiveness of the book. As such it is the most ideal and most educational of coffee table books. It says a lot about the physical quality that the book has not yet fallen apart (it hardly showns any signs of wear and tear) and the paper is still a beautiful white (no yellowing). While its main focus is of course on historical facts, I would welcome an update to bring the book a little more up to date with recent developments in Britain (New Labour, death of Princess Diana, Spice Girls, Irak and Afghanistan, Robbie Williams and all those things about football I know nothing about etc.). But, in its current form, I wouldn't want to miss it for the world.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Living abroad you are expected to be an expert on your country of birth, your friends and relations are constantly asking you the meaning of phrases ,that for years when you were living in Britain, you took for granted. I could not be without, Bamber Gascoigne's "Encyclopedia of Britain" "The A-Z of Britain's Past and Present" it has an important place on my book shelf, it is the obvious place to look up any mainstream fact about Britain. This reference book provides facts and statistics about British history,politicians,pop musicians, sports personalities, businesses, literature, architecture,art,scandals,disasters,battles and current affairs-just everything.
Format:Hardcover
This is a great "dip into" book which covers the vast history of interesting stuff about Britain. Really easy to use.
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