Nineteenth-Century Britain: 9 (Macmillan Foundations Series) - Softcover

Black, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333725603 ISBN 13: 9780333725603

Verlag: Red Globe Press, 2002

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THE NINEETENTH CENTURY WAS A PERIOD OF STRIKING DEVELOPMENTS, AND SUBJECT TO A GREAT PRESSURE OF CHANGE. THIS PROCESS OF CHANGE IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE BOOK. ORGANISED INTO A SERIES OF THEMATIC CHAPTERS, BLACK AND MACRAILD'S WIDE-RANGING TEXT OFFERS THE READER AN ANALYSIS OF NUMEROUS SPHERES OF HUMAN HISTORY: POLITICS, EMPIRE AND WARFARE; ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND POPULATION; RELIGION AND CULTURE. THE BOOK ALSO OFFERS CONSIDERED TREATMENT OF SCOTLAND, WALES AND IRELAND, WITH A TRULY BRITISH (AS OPPOSED TO ENGLISH) PERSPECTIVE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, HELPFUL EXPLANATORY TABLES, BOXES AND TEXTUAL INSERTS, AS WELL AS A LIST OF FURTHER READING WITH EACH CHAPTER, <EM>NINTEETENTH CENTURY BRITAIN</EM> IS AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTORY TEXT BOOK FOR STUDENTS OF THIS MOST VITAL PERIOD IN BRITISH HISTORY.

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Reseña del editor:

The nineetenth century was a period of striking developments, and subject to a great pressure of change. This process of change is the primary focus of the book. Organised into a series of thematic chapters, Black and MacRaild's wide-ranging text offers the reader an analysis of numerous spheres of human history: politics, empire and warfare; economy, society and population; religion and culture. The book also offers considered treatment of Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with a truly British (as opposed to English) perspective maintained throughout. With numerous illustrations, helpful explanatory tables, boxes and textual inserts, as well as a list of further reading with each chapter, Ninteetenth Century Britain is an excellent introductory text book for students of this most vital period in British history.

Biografía del autor:

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of a number of books including Modern British History since 1900, Eighteenth-Century Britain 1688-1783, and Maps and History.

DONALD M MACRAILD is Head of History at the University of Northumbria. His previous books (with Jeremy Black) include Studying History and Irish Migrants in Modern Britain, 1750-1922.

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• Verlag: Red Globe Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0333725603
• ISBN 13: 9780333725603
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 376