Divided Kingdom - A History of Britain, 1900 to the Present

A clear, comprehensive survey of British history from 1900 to the present, integrating political, economic, social and cultural history.

List of contents

1. United Kingdom? 1900-14; 2. The 'Great' War; 3. Reconstruction? 1918-22; 4. Democratic Britain? 1922-31; 5. The Thirties, 1931-9; 6. The peoples' war; 7. Facing the future: Labour Britain, 1945-51; 8. An affluent society? 1951-64; 9. A permissive society? 1964-70; 10. The Seventies; 11. The Iron Lady, 1979-90; 12. Son of Thatcher? John Major, 1990-97; 13. Things can only get better? New Labour, 1997-2010.

About the author

Pat Thane is a Research Professor in Contemporary British History at King's College London. Previously Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Sussex and the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, she has been a Visiting Professor in New York, China, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and Chile. She is also a convenor of History and Policy and President of the Social History Society UK and a Fellow of the British Academy. Her publications include Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? Unmarried Motherhood in Twentieth Century Britain (2013, with Tanya Evans), Unequal Britain: Equalities in Britain since 1945 (2010), Old Age in English History (2000) and The Foundations of the Welfare State (1996).

Summary

This clear, comprehensive survey of the history of the UK covers the twentieth to the early twenty-first century. It explores how, why and to what extent the nation has changed, particularly examining the shifting inequalities between rich and poor, men and women, and people of different cultural backgrounds, ages and regions.

Product details

• Authors: Pat Thane, Pat (King's College London) Thane, Pat (King''s College London) Thane, Thane Pat
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107612501
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61250-1
• No. of pages: 502
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Archaeology, Politics and government, Population & demography, Population and Demography, History and Archaeology