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Informationen zum Autor Keith Robbins is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, and Senior Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales. His publications include The First World War (OUP 1985) and A Bibliography of British History 1914-1989 (OUP 1996). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung The "British Isles" entered the 20th 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. This book explores the vast changes in the first 50 years of the new century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Halfway House - Isles and Empire over half a century 1: Keith Jeffery: British Isles/British Empire: dual mandate/dual identity 2: Duncan Tanner: Electing the governors/the governance of the elect 3: Keith Robbins: The British Way and Purpose 4: Siân Nicholas: Being British: creeds and cultures 5: David Dutton: Unity and disunity: the price of victory 6: W.R. Garside: Declining advantage: the British economy 7: Rodney Lowe: Riches, poverty, and progress Conclusion: decline and progress Further Reading Chronology Maps Index
