Hidden London

Hidden London
Author: David Bownes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0300245793

Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

Race and Labour in London Transport

Race and Labour in London Transport
Author: Dennis Brooks
Publisher: London ; New York : Published for the Institute of Race Relations and the Acton Society Trust by Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1975
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

UK. Social research monograph on race relations and employment in the london urban transport system - outlines demographic aspects of immigrants interviewed, examines interethnic relations amongst bus drivers and railway workers, employees attitudes towards supervisors, the recruitment process in the UK and Barbados, training, trade unionism, social integration, etc. Bibliography pp. 375 to 379 and statistical tables.

Europe For Dummies

Europe For Dummies
Author: Reid Bramblett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2005-01-28
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0764583557

Lively and engaging, this invaluable handbook puts the continent's great cities and regions at your fingertips, and includes all the highlights plus the very best off-the-beaten-path experiences that make any visit to Europe memorable. Packed with experienced insider tips, Europe For Dummies offers: Essential information on London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich & the Bavarian Alps, Vienna, Prague, Rome, Florence & Tuscany, Venice, Barcelona, and Athens A select choice of favorite hotels and eateries in every destination and price category Indispensable foreign language glossaries Advice on everything from planning a sensible itinerary and getting the best deals to using public transit and catching must-see sights Helpful tips on converting currencies, overcoming language barrier, avoiding crowds, and sampling local cuisine

London Underground

London Underground
Author: David Ashford
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-05-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1781387087

Surveying an unusually wide variety of material, ranging from the Victorian triple-decker novel, to Modernist art and architecture, to Pop music and graffiti, this book suggests that the tube-network is a transitional form, linking the alienated spaces of Victorian England to the virtual spaces of our contemporary consumer-capitalism.

Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health

Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health
Author: Stephen Battersby
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 977
Release: 2004-05-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1134368593

This classic, definitive reference work for all those involved in environmental health is now available in its 19th edition. Significant changes include those made to chapters on food safety and hygiene, environmental protection, the organisation and management of environmental health in the UK, port health, and waste management. New chapters have been added on health development, an introduction to health and housing, contaminated land, and environmental health in emergency planning, as well as a new glossary of abbreviations and acronyms. New material on training and standards, IT, practical risk assessment, and investigatory powers is also included. Each chapter reflects the wider background against which the subjects must be studied and the new concepts and approaches that have emerged over the past few years.