TY - BOOK AU - Bingham,Harry TI - This little Britain: how one small country built the modern world SN - 9780007258482 (hbk.) : AV - DA10.5 U1 - 941 22 PY - 2007/// PB - Fourth Estate KW - National characteristics, British KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Social life and customs N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - This is a celebratory, argumentative romp through the history of Britain. The book is divided into chapters on language, literature, law, the lawmakers, warfare, science, technology, economy, empire, and lifestyle ER -