Sources and Debates in Modern British History - 1714 to the Present

Informationen zum Autor Ellis Wasson earned his PhD in British history at Cambridge and teaches at Tower Hill School in Wilmington and the University of Delaware. He is the author of Whig Renaissance: Lord Althorp and the Whig Party 1782-1845 (1987)! Born to Rule: British Political Elites (2000)! and Aristocracy and the Modern World (2006)! and has published numerous articles on the history of British politics and European landed society. Klappentext Sources and Debates in Modern British History is a sourcebook designed for undergraduate students taking survey courses in the modern period. The collection illuminates and extends the reader's understanding of the themes at the heart of Britain's transformation over the course of the last three centuries.The book is arranged in three chronological parts and includes over 180 sources. Each document is introduced with a brief contextual headnote and a list of discussion questions. A selection of "counterfactual" questions is also provided! as well as an extensive bibliography. Each chapter identifies and provides background information about important historical debates! which introduce students to historiography and illustrate how historians actually work. Zusammenfassung This sourcebook is designed for undergraduate students taking survey courses in the modern period. The primary sources illuminate and extend the reader's understanding of the themes at the heart of Britain's transformation over the course of the last three centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Documents List of Figures Preface Abbreviations Part I: The Eighteenth Century Part II: The Nineteenth Century Part III: The Twentieth Century Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: E Wasson, Ellis Wasson, Ellis (University of Delaware Wasson
• Assisted by: Elli Wasson (Editor), Ellis Wasson (Editor), Wasson Ellis (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2011
• EAN: 9781444333725
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3372-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Geschichte, History, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Geschichte der britischen Moderne, Modern British History, Grossbritannien /Geschichte