Book Review John Solomos Race and Racism in Britain (1993) Reviewed by Simon Buchler Upon reading the first three paragraphs of the introduction‚ the aims of this book are clearly marked out. John Solomos‚ professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton‚ tells the reader almost immediately that his goals are firstly to provide an analysis of race and racism in contemporary Britain’ (p.1) and secondly evaluate key aspects of the racialisation of political life and
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Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977 – 2007 1. What workers are excluded from the protection of the Unfair Dismissals Acts? • Employees with less than one year’s continuous service‚ but this does not apply when the dismissal results from pregnancy or trade union activities – dismissal for such reasons is indefensible • Employees who have reached normal retiring age • Close relatives of the employer‚ employed and living at the employer’s residence or farm • Members of the Defence Forces or Gardai
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The Romanization of Britain took place soon after the invasion of the Romans - headed by the emperor Claudius - in 43AD which created the society I have chosen to look at called Romano British. I personally believe that Romanization made little difference to Britain and this is what I will aim to explain in this essay. Before doing so we must analyse the reliability of our main primary sources; Tacitus‚ Julius Caesar and Cassius Dio. All three sources were well educated but each have individual
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Revolution of Great Britain The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a tremendous effect on the social economic and cultural conditions starting in the Great Britain‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. Reasons The Industrial Revolution‚ one of the most vital periods of change in Great Britain‚ occurred because of
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History of early Britain The early existence of people on the British Isles are described as prehistoric and referred to as unwritten history of Britain. The geographical position of the land was both a blessing and a problem: on the one hand the insular position protected the country from invasions‚ on the other – the lowland facing the continent always invited invasions. Britain has not always been an island. After the end of the last ice age the temperature rose and the ice cap melted
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‘Christianity in Britain is almost dead.’ Religion in Britain has suffered an immense decline since the 1950s. In a census done in 2005‚ results show that over 50% say they’re not religious. Yet for some reason about 72% told the 2001 census that they were Christian. 66% of the population have no actual connection to any religion or church‚ despite what they tend to write on official forms. Between 1979 and 2005‚ half of all Christians stopped going to church on a Sunday. That only seemed
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Themes of Treachery‚ Deceit‚ and Greed The main concept that is portrayed in the medieval text “The History of the Kings of Britain” is the theme of treachery‚ deceit‚ and greed. The book revolves around the medieval leadership in Britain from the era of King Brutus to King Cadwallon. In chapter I‚ Gratian Municeps is seen to run and grab power after the demise of Maximian. This shows the greed for power as the author further adds that Municeps ruled with such tyranny that the common people felt
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History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V‚ Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king‚
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Comparing the industrialization of Britain and Japan Two ships can arrive at the same destination; however that does not necessarily mean that they used the same route on their journey. Such is the same with the industrialization of Britain and Japan. Both rose to become the two great pioneers of the modern world; however the paths they took to success were different. This paper will compare Japan and Britain‚ exploring the causes of its industrialization‚ and how the countries drastically changed
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Roman Britain had polytheistic religions‚ in which a ‘variety of gods could be propitiated at many levels’. At one end of the spectrum were the officials of the emperor and the ‘Capitoline Triad: Jupiter‚ Juno and Minerva‚ linked to other Olympian gods like Mars’ . At the other end ‘every spring‚ every river‚ every cross-roads‚ lake or wood’ had its own local spirit with its ‘own local shrine’ . The Romans had no problem in combining these with their own gods‚ simply associating them with the
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