| Description |
x, 254 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. British Society and Economy in the Eighteenth Century -- 2. British Politics and the Political System in the Eighteenth Century -- 3. The Impact of the French Revolution, 1789-1815 -- 4. The Industrial Revolution and the British People -- 5. Reaction and Radicalism, 1815-27 -- 6. The Era of Reform, 1828-41 -- 7. The Condition of England Question, 1832-48 -- 8. The Triumph of Free Trade -- 9. Mid-Victorian Britain: Progress and Prosperity -- 10. Pax Britannica -- 11. Mid-Victorian Politics, 1846-65 -- 12. The Era of Gladstonian Liberalism, 1865-85 -- 13. The Age of Conservatism, 1886-1905 -- 14. British Society in Decline, 1873-1902 -- 15. The Working Class and Socialist Revival -- 16. The New Imperialism -- 17. The Emergence of the Interventionist State, 1905-14 -- 18. The Edwardian Crisis -- 19. The Continental Commitment, 1890-1914 -- 20. The Impact of the Great War -- 21. The Inter-War Economic Depression -- 22. The Rise of Labour, 1918-29 |
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23. Political Stability in the 1930s -- 24. The Era of Appeasement -- 25. The Impact of the Second World War -- 26. The Era of Consensus, 1945-59 -- 27. The Decline of British Power, 1945-74 -- 28. Affluence and Decline, 1960-75 -- 29. Thatcher and the End of Consensus Politics, 1975-97 |
| Summary |
"Using the latest historical research, Martin Pugh presents an accessible, concise and yet wide-ranging analysis of the factors that shape Britain. He examines the emergence of an organised Labour Movement, the post-1914 decline of the Liberals and the establishment of the Welfare State. He considers the survival of the Conservatives as the major governing party of the twentieth century and sheds light on British policy abroad - from the importance of the French Revolution to the trend towards decolonisation since the Second World War."--BOOK JACKET. "His study culminates in an evaluation of the dilemmas facing Britain at the end of this century following the collapse of consensus politics, the rejection of Thatcherism, the emergence of New Labour and the reappraisal of Britain's relationship with Europe."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- 1789-1820. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056817
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Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056819
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Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056824
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| LC no. |
99018933 |
| ISBN |
0312223587 (cloth) |
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0312223595 (paperback) |
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0333764528 (hbk. : Macmillan) |
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0333764536 (paperback: Macmillan) |
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