Modern Britain Since 1906 - A Reader

Based on a wide range of primary and secondary sources - parliamentary debates, public speeches, official papers, press reports, journal and magazine articles, memoirs, and works on history and politics - this reader addresses the momentous changes which the 20th century has brought to British life. The introductions provide historiography, and serve as a students'' guide for reading, use of sources, and summary of the major themes of the period. The major themes cover political, social, cultural and economic history, and include political realignment - the rise of Labour, the decline of the Liberals, Conservative dominance, and the failure of minority parties - the expansion of the Welfare State and its problems, British industrial and economic decline, and sea-change in British culture, including the problems of racial conflict.>

Product details

• Authors: Keith Laybourn, Prof. Keith Laybourn
• Assisted by: Keith Laybourn (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1999
• EAN: 9781860642982
• ISBN: 978-1-86064-298-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Tauris History Readers; Tauris History Readers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science