This book provides all the information a student of Britain and British culture needs to know. What`s it like living in Britain today? Find out about the country and its people in this new edition of Britain. All the information is completely up-to-date and illustrated with new colour photographs. • Understand the attitudes and beliefs that shape Britain`s character. • Discover the history and cultural background to British society and institutions such as the NHS and the BBC. • Find out about people`s daily lives from charts, graphs, and extracts from popular fiction and newspapers. • Use the questions at the end of each chapter to consider what you have read and to make comparisons with your own culture. • NEW Workbook Pack with activities that make you consider cultural issues you have read about and test your knowledge of the content of the book. • NEW website at , regularly updated with new information and useful links. Suitable for Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, and Advanced students.