A History of the Peoples of the British Isles : From 1870 to the Present

A History of the Peoples of the British Isles : From 1870 to the Present

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Publisher's Synopsis

Volume III deals with the 'long twentieth century'. Its main themes are:
* the contraction of British industrial power and the shift to a service-based economy
* the decline of Victorianism and the rise of Modernism
* the climax of class society between the wars and the blurring of class lines after the 1960s
* the impact of two world wars
* the decline of British power and the empire
* the partition of Ireland
* the devolution of power to Wales and Scotland.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415302333
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 941
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 554g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 21mm