Modern Britain Third Edition

ISBN: 9781849665308 出版年：2012 页码：577 Edward Royle Bloomsbury Publishing

Praise for the first edition:'Royle calls on an impressive range of materials (supported by an excellent bibliography) to offer a judicious review issues currently confronted by social historians. His agenda contains both traditional and novel elements all are presented with admirable clarity and balance. A volume which shows an astonishing command range of material will long prove essential reading.'Times Literary SupplementThis popular work provides an in-depth historical background to issues of contemporary concern, tracing developments over the past two and a half centuries. It promotes accessibility by adopting a thematic approach, with each theme treated chronologically. Major themes are chosen partly by their importance to an understanding of the past and partly by their relevance to students of contemporary Britain - rather than by imposing current fashions in historical study on the past. Thoroughly revised, the third edition of Modern Britain reviews and brings up to date the content to take account of developments since 1997 and reconsiders emphases and interpretations in light scholarship. It incorporates new currents in historical writing on mattelanguage of class, the position of women, and the revolution worked by the Internet and mobile technologies. Modern Britain is vital reading for students of history and the social and political sciences.