| The British Isles 1901-1951 Contributor(s): Robbins, Keith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198731965 ISBN-13: 9780198731962 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: The 'British Isles' entered the twentieth century as a single state 'Great Britain and Ireland' with a 'British Empire' greater in extent and larger in population than the world had ever seen. The first fifty years saw vast change. This volume presents a very different country in 1951 from what it had been in 1901. The chapters by different authors focus on politics, economics, society, wars, and foreign policy to emphasize the interconnectedness of all these developments. These clearly written expositions reflect on 'the British Way and Purpose' from different perspectives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | World - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 941.082 |
| LCCN: 2002072793 |
| Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.48" W x 8.64" (0.77 lbs) 302 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 'British Isles' entered the twentieth century as a single state 'Great Britain and Ireland' with a 'British Empire' greater in extent and larger in population than the world had ever seen. The first fifty years saw vast change. This volume presents a very different country in 1951 from what it had been in 1901. The chapters by different authors focus on politics, economics, society, wars, and foreign policy to emphasize the interconnectedness of all these developments. These clearly written expositions reflect on 'the British Way and Purpose' from different perspectives. |
