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Modern Britain Third Edition: A Social History 1750-2011
Prof. Edward Royle
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Description for Modern Britain Third Edition: A Social History 1750-2011
Paperback. Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this deservedly popular history book incorporates new currents in historical writing on matters such as the language of class, the position of women, and the revolution worked by the Internet and mobile technologies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 896.
Praise for the first edition: 'Royle calls on an impressive range of materials (supported by an excellent bibliography) to offer a judicious review of most of the issues currently confronted by social historians. His agenda contains both traditional and novel elements [...] all are presented with admirable clarity and balance. [...] A volume which shows an astonishing command of such a wide range of material will long prove essential reading.' Times Literary Supplement This popular work provides an in-depth historical background to issues of contemporary concern, tracing developments over the past two and a half centuries. It promotes accessibility by ... Read more
Praise for the first edition: 'Royle calls on an impressive range of materials (supported by an excellent bibliography) to offer a judicious review of most of the issues currently confronted by social historians. His agenda contains both traditional and novel elements [...] all are presented with admirable clarity and balance. [...] A volume which shows an astonishing command of such a wide range of material will long prove essential reading.' Times Literary Supplement This popular work provides an in-depth historical background to issues of contemporary concern, tracing developments over the past two and a half centuries. It promotes accessibility by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849665308
SKU
V9781849665308
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About Prof. Edward Royle
Edward Royle is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of York, UK
Reviews for Modern Britain Third Edition: A Social History 1750-2011
The author has updated several aspects of Modern Britain ... [including] the extensive bibliography, to reflect developments in social history in the past thirty years ... The book is refreshingly traditional in manner, style and approach ... [It paints] a varied picture of life in Britain, analysed through a number of lenses, and presented in a number of guises.
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