ISBN: 9780582894150

By Hamish Fraser, Callum G. Brown. "Britain Since 1707" is a major new textbook providing the first comprehensive history of modern Britain. Britain Since 1707. Ideally structured to supp… More...

By Hamish Fraser, Callum G. Brown. "Britain Since 1707" is a major new textbook providing the first comprehensive history of modern Britain. Britain Since 1707. Ideally structured to support courses and classes on British history. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Britain Since 1707 by Hamish Fraser, Callum G. Brown &quot;Britain Since 1707&quot; is a major new textbook providing the first comprehensive history of modern Britain. Comprehensive in theme, topic and geographical region, it ensures that students are given an essential grounding in the history of the nation.Thematic structure brings together political, social and economic history for complete coverage of modern British history Traces the differing experiences of social and ethnic groups throughout Integration of Scotland, Wales and Ireland integrated throughout, as are imperial relations Each chapter includes historical sources, further reading suggestions and timelines FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description &quot;Britain Since 1707&quot; is a major new textbook providing the first comprehensive history of modern Britain. Comprehensive in theme, topic and geographical region, it ensures that students are given an essential grounding in the history of the nation.Thematic structure brings together political, social and economic history for complete coverage of modern British history Traces the differing experiences of social and ethnic groups throughout Integration of Scotland, Wales and Ireland integrated throughout, as are imperial relations Each chapter includes historical sources, further reading suggestions and timelines Notes Brings readers right up to the Europeanisation of Britain. Back Cover Britain since 1707 is the first single-volume book to cover the complex and multi-layered history of Great Britain from its inception until 2007. Bringing together political, economic, social and cultural history, the book offers a reliable and balanced account of the nation over a 300 year period. It looks at major developments - such as the Enlightenment, the growth of democracy and gender change - while also tracing the distinctive experience of different, the book's additional features include: social and ethnic groups through the decades. Fully integrating Scotland, Wales and the Irish experience, the book's comprehensive sweep includes coverage of the industrial revolution, the British Empire, the two world wars and today's multicultural society. Ideally structured to support courses and classes on British history Author Biography Callum Brown is professor of religious and cultural history at the University of Dundee. In 2001, he wrote a controversial study called "The Death of Christian Britain" that argued that Britainhad secularised as a result of sexual liberation and feminism in the 1960s. That book is now studied by historians and theologians around Europe. In "Religion and Society in Twentieth Century Britain," Brown provides a rounded study of the place of faith and religious adherence in the lives of the British people, giving the first complete account of religion's place in the nation's culture and society. Table of Contents Preface Part 1: Introduction Ch 1 Approaches to Britain's history Images of Britain Language of the past The disputed British past Political history: putting the great in Britain Labour and social history Economic history Cultural history Section 2: An Uncertain Stability, 1707-1779 Ch 2. The political system The making of Great Britain Politics and Power Whigs and Tories Queen Anne's government The Walpole era Pelham to Pitt George II and Lord Bute Lord North Ch 3. Power and society in rural Britain Population and economy Church and religion Social relations Ch 4. Urban Life Town and city Luxury and consumption Social rank and culture Ch 5. The Enlightenment and Gender The nature of the Enlightenment The Enlightenment and gender Ch 6. The British abroad Early imperial expansion Canada India The Pacific American Rebellion Ireland Part3. The Industrialising Nation 1780-1829 Ch 7. The Industrial Revolution Economic change Causes of change Patterns of work Agriculture Ch 8. The social revolution - The birth of class - Gender relations - The standard of living debate - Health and housing Ch 9. Running the state - From North to Pitt - Pitt the Younger - War with France - Ireland and Union - Addington to Liverpool - The Liverpool Ministry - Catholic Emancipation Ch 10. Britain at war - Out of isolation - The first coalition - The second coalition - The third coalition - Congress of Europe Ch. 11. Challenges to the political system - Pressures for reform - The impact of the French Revolution - Ireland - Radicalism revives Part 4. The Dominant Nation 1830-1879 Ch. 12. The making of an urban society - Urban conditions - Tackling urban problems - Poverty, policing and children Ch 13. The Victorian economy - The steam age - Economic organisation - Blight and depression in Ireland and Scotland - Agricultural improvement and society Ch 14. Class, gender and religion - Class - Gender - Religion Ch 15. Responses to industrial change - Resistance to change - The British experience - Owenite unionism - New attitudes Ch 16. Politics in transition - Whig reform - Peel's government - Politics without cohesion - Palmerston's government - Liberals, Tories and Reform - Gladstone's first ministry - Disraelian Conservatism Ch 17. The growth of the state - How the state grew - The Poor Law - Public health - Factory and mines reform - Education Ch 18. Democratic pressures - Parliamentary reform - The factory movement - Chartism - The Anti-Corn Law League - Administrative Reform - The Second Reform Act Part 5: The Imperial Heyday 1880 - 1918 Ch 19. Britain and its Empire - Approaching empire and imperialism - Indian revolt, African scramble - Explanations of empire - Testing the explanations - Political considerations - South African war Ch 20. The late-Victorian and war economy - Economic contradictions - Did the late Victorian economy fail? - Rural society and economy - The war economy 1914-1919 Ch 21. Intellectual ferment - Modernism &lt;nbsp; Darwinism and science - Marxism - Freudianism - Feminism Ch 22. People, society and culture - Social class - Trade unions and the labour movement - Women's lives - Men's lives - Ethnicity Ch 23. Political Change 1880-1901 - Irish unrest - Parliamentary reform - Salisbury's first ministry - The Liberal split - Conservatism triumphant Ch 24. Edwardian politics 1901-1914 - Liberals divided - Emergence of Labour - Liberals united - Asquith's governments - Liberalism in 1914 Ch 25. The British road to war - Splendid isolation - French relations - German and Russian relations - New tensions 1912-1914 - Why war? Ch 26. The First World War - The coming of conflict - Lloyd George's coalition - Ireland - War and Empire - The xenophobia of war - Labour and the war Part 6: War and the End of Empire 1919-1963 Ch 27. The economy in peace and war - Boom and bust - Recovery and war 1933-45 - Did the inter-war economy succeed? - From austerity to prosperity 1946-63 - Workers and trade unions Ch 28. Political change 1919-1939 - Adjusting to the peace - Labour government 1924 - Conservative government 1924-1929 - Labour government 1929-1931 - National governments - Baldwin and Chamberlain Ch 29. The Second World War - The search for peace - Britain's war - A political consensus? - General election 1945 Ch 30. People, society and culture - Social class - Men, women and youth - Ethnicity Ch 31. From Attlee to Macmillan 1945-1963 - Labour in power - Britain in the world - Winston Churchill as peace Prime Minister - Eden's government - The Macmillan years 1957-1963 Ch 32. The Welfare State - Origins - Beveridge and after - The end of the welfare state? Ch 33. The end of empire - The concept of commonwealth - South Asia - Africa - The Mediterranean and the West Indies - Why the end? Part 7: The Reshaping of Britain 1964-2007 Ch 34. Economic modernisation - The free-market economy - Economic decline or modernisation? - The European Union 1974-2007 - Work, education and trade unions - Globalisation Ch 35. Black Britain: ethnic minorities and multi-culturalism - The background to 1963 - Patterns of migration, work and settlement - Multi-culturalism and resistance to it - Discrimination and rights - Religious identities Ch 36. Media, youth and society - The media explosion - Youth culture - Whatever happened to class? Ch 37. The gender revolution - Women's liberation - The masculinity crisis - The sexual revolution Ch 38. Politics from Wilson to Brown - Labour again 1964-1970 - Heath's government 1970-1974 - Labour government 1974-1979 - nbsp; John Major 1990-1997 - The 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland 1969-1998 - Blair and Brown from 1997 Ch 39. Fragmentation and Europeanisation of Britain - Wales and Scotland - The new Europe 1956-1963 - Labour and Europe 1964-1979 - Towards the Europe Union 1979-2007 Long Description Britain since 1707 is the first single-volume book to cover the complex and multi-layered history of Great Britain from its inception until 2007. Bringing together political, economic, social and cultural history, the book offers a reliable and balanced account of the nation over a 300 year period. It looks at major developments - such as the Enlightenment, the growth of democracy and gender change - while also tracing the distinctive experience of different, the book's additional features include: social and ethnic groups through the decades. Fully integrating Scotland, Wales and the Irish experience, the book's comprehensive sweep includes coverage of the industrial revolution, the British Empire, the two world wars and today's multicultural society. Ideally structured to support courses and classes on B, Taylor & Francis<

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Britainsince 1707is the first single-volume book to cover the complex and multi-layered history of Great Britain from its inception until 2007.Bringing together political, economic, socia… More...

Britainsince 1707is the first single-volume book to cover the complex and multi-layered history of Great Britain from its inception until 2007.Bringing together political, economic, social and cultural history, the book offers a reliable and balanced account of the nation over a 300 year period. It looks at major developments - such as the Enlightenment, the growth of democracy and gender change - while also tracing the distinctive experience of different, the book''s additional features include: social and ethnic groups through the decades. Fully integrating Scotland, Wales and the Irish experience, the book''s comprehensive sweep includes coverage of the industrial revolution, the British Empire, the two world wars and today''s multicultural society. Ideally structured to support courses and classes on British history- ''Focus On'' sections with original documents and sources- Timelines and tables to aid understanding- Historical sources and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter- Illuminating contemporary illustrationsFrom Queen Anne to Gordon Brown, this wide-ranging and accessible book provides a complete and up-to-date history of Britain. Offering a coherent account of the evolution of the nation and its people, it will be essential reading for all students of British history. | Britain Since 1707 Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > General History P10103, Routledge<