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Based on the latest research, this authoritative and thought-provoking history takes a fresh view of what was a period of unprecedented and rapid change. A key theme is the challenge presented by democracy in a period framed by the First and the Fourth Reform Acts. The book explores the implications of this challenge for the role of the state, for the governance of Empire, and for the relationship between the different nations within the United Kingdom. Suitable for 1st year/2nd year undergradates studying 19th Century British History.
Sommario
Democracy
Britain in the 1830s
An Age of Reform: 1832-48
Mid-Victorian Britain: 1848-66
Progress and Anxiety
Stepping Stones to Democracy: 1867-86
The Conservative Ascendancy: 1886-1905
An Urban Society: Britain 1870-1918
Empire and Nation: The British and their Identities
The Birth of the Modern State: 1905-14
Britain at War: 1914-18
Britain in 1918
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Hugh Cunningham is Professor of Social History, University of Kent. He is the author of several books, including the highly-regarded
Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 (Longman, 1995).
Riassunto
Britain's 19th century was a period of unprecedented and rapid change - the modernization of a world power. This text is a fresh, authoritative history of this period. Britain is set firmly in the context of world power and the possession of empire.
