A core introductory textbook that provides students with a concise overview of the full sweep of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh history, from pre-Roman times right through to the present day. Jeremy Black offers a balanced and absorbing account of a group of islands, their peoples, their extraordinary shared past and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world. This is an ideal set text for dedicated modules on British history, or a supplementary text for broader modules on European history, which may be offered at all levels of an undergraduate history or European studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the history of Britain for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in British or European history. New to this Edition: - Revised and updated throughout in light of the latest research - Provides coverage of recent events - Pays greater attention to social developments
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This book tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world. Concise and authoritative, it provides a balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past. This new edition brings the story up to the present day, and pays greater attention to social developments.
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Preface Introduction 1. Pre-Roman and Roman Britain 2. British, English and Scandinavians, 400-1066 3. The Middle Ages 4. The Sixteenth Century 5. 1603-88 6. 1689-1815 7. Age of Reform and Empire, 1815-1914 8. The Twentieth Century 9. The British Isles Today 10. Conclusions Selected Further Reading Index.
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'This is an excellent, compact national history. It is a perfect primary source for teaching students of English culture.' - Michael Pace-Sigge, University of Eastern Finland, Finland 'At a time when political debate is in need of accurate historical detail in order to reflect on the present appropriately, Jeremy Black's history provides a solid starting ground from which British people today can test their contemporary identity.' - Christophe Declercq, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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A wide-ranging history of the British Isles in one succinct, highly readable volume
Dynamic and absorbing accounts of key countries. Each book in this successful series gives a sense of the country’s entire history with emphasis on the last 100 years.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781137573605
Publisert
2016-10-04
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
338

Forfatter

Biographical note

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author and editor of a number of books published by Palgrave.