Martin Pugh

Britain Since 1789

A Concise History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This readable introduction to all the main themes and changes in British society between the late eighteenth century and the end of the 20th century is an ideal volume for anyone embarking on a study of this complex subject. The author considers the extent and nature of Britain's relative economic decline since the late-Victorian period and examines imperial expansion up to 1914 and the trend towards decolonization after the second world war, culminating in an evaluation of Britain's dilemmas at the end of the 20th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Red Globe Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9780333764527
• ISBN-10: 0333764528
• Artikelnr.: 44468924

Autorenporträt

M. Pugh

Inhaltsangabe

British Society and Economy in the Eighteenth Century
British Politics and the Political System in the Eighteenth Century
The Impact of the French Revolution 1789-1815
The Industrial Revolution and the British People
Reaction and Radicalism 1815-1827
The Era of Reform 1828-1841
The Condition of England Question 1832-1848
The Triumph of Free Trade
Mid-Victorian Britain: Progress and Prosperity
Pax Britannica
Mid-Victorian Politics 1846-1865
The Era of Gladstonian Liberalism 1865-1885
The Age of Conservatism 1885-1905
British Society in Decline 1873-1902
The Working Class and Socialist Revival
The New Imperialism
The State and Social Reform in the Edwardian Era
The Edwardian Crisis 1902-1914
The Continental Commitment 1890-1914
The Impact of the First World War
The Inter-War Economic Depression
The Rise of Labour 1918-1929
Political Stability in the 1930s
The Era of Appeasement
The Impact of the Second World War
The Era of Consensus 1945-1959
The Decline of British Power 1945-1974
Affluence and Decline 1960-1974
The End of Consensus Politics 1975-1998
Bibliography
Index.