| Nineteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction Contributor(s): Harvie, Christopher (Author), Matthew, H. C. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0192853988 ISBN-13: 9780192853981 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2005 Annotation: The nineteenth century was a time of massive growth for Britain. In 1800 it was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half-Celtic. A century later it was largely urban and English. The effects of the Industrial Revolution caused cities to swell enormously. London, for example, grew from about 1 million people to over 6 million. Abroad, the British Empire was reaching its apex, while at home the world came to marvel at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with its crowning achievement--the Crystal Palace. Historians Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew present a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the social, economic, and political events that marked the era on which many believed the sun would never set. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 941 |
| LCCN: 2005276836 |
| Series: Very Short Introductions |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 4.4" W x 6.86" (0.36 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The nineteenth century was a time of massive growth for Britain. In 1800 it was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half-Celtic. A century later it was largely urban and English. The effects of the Industrial Revolution caused cities to swell enormously. London, for example, grew from about 1 million people to over 6 million. Abroad, the British Empire was reaching its apex, while at home the world came to marvel at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with its crowning achievement--the Crystal Palace. Historians Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew present a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the social, economic, and political events that marked the era on which many believed the sun would never set. |
