Reader's Guide to British History

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1650 Seiten

2003
Routledge
978-1-57958-242-5 (ISBN)

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Reader's Guide to British History includes approximately 1,200 entries on a range of political, social, cultural, artistic and scientific topics, from the time of Ancient and Roman Britain to the present day.

For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Reader's Guide to British History website.

The Reader'sGuide to British History is the essential source to secondary material on British history. This resource contains over 1,000 A-Z entries on the history of Britain, from ancient and Roman Britain to the present day. Each entry lists 6-12 of the best-known books on the subject, then discusses those works in an essay of 800 to 1,000 words prepared by an expert in the field. The essays provide advice on the range and depth of coverage as well as the emphasis and point of view espoused in each publication.

David Loades (Edited by)

Entries include: Africa: British imperialism in, 1895 to 1960s; Archives: institutional and academic; Bank of England, history of; Blair, Tony (1953--); Catholic restoration (1553-58); Conservative Party, history of (to 1997); Crown, the: England to 1603; Crusades, history of; Domesday Book; Early Period: Anglo-Saxon England: general surveys; Economic Theory, history of, in Britain: mercantilist & pre-mercantilist; Elizabeth I (1533-1603); Employment and women, before 1914; Film and cinemas; George III (1738-1820); Hastings, battle of (1066); Imperialism, cultural impact at home; Industrialization, social impact of; James II (1633-1701); Lancaster, Duchy of; Leisure in the 19th and 20th Centuries; Liberal Party, history of (to 1997); Liverpool; Magna Carta (1215); Merchants guilds; Myths of origin; Parliament: House of Commons, history of; Religion, history of: Anglican Doctrine and worship; Roman Britain: government & social structure; Royal Society; Smith, Adam (1723-90); Social Structure: the rural working family; Socialism, history of; South Africa and Britain; Vikings and Britain: Viking settlement; Wales: The Principality.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.7.2003
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 280 mm
Gewicht	4331 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-57958-242-7 / 1579582427
ISBN-13	978-1-57958-242-5 / 9781579582425
Zustand	Neuware