Titre : |
Nineteenth-century Britain |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Jeremy Black, Auteur ; Donald M. MacRaild, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Basingstoke (GB) : Palgrave Macmillan |
Année de publication : |
2003 |
Importance : |
(XXIII-349 p.) |
Présentation : |
ill., couv. ill. en coul |
Format : |
24 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-333-72560-3 |
Note générale : |
Bibliogr. p. 335-336. Notes bibliogr. Index |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Great Britain History 19th century Civilization. |
Résumé : |
The nineetenth century was a period of striking developments, and subject to a great pressure of change. This process of change is the primary focus of the book. Organised into a series of thematic chapters, Black and MacRaild's wide-ranging text offers the reader an analysis of numerous spheres of human history: politics, empire and warfare; economy, society and population; religion and culture. The book also offers considered treatment of Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with a truly British (as opposed to English) perspective maintained throughout. With numerous illustrations, helpful explanatory tables, boxes and textual inserts, as well as a list of further reading with each chapter, Ninteetenth Century Britain is an excellent introductory text book for students of this most vital period in British history.
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Nineteenth-century Britain [texte imprimé] / Jeremy Black, Auteur ; Donald M. MacRaild, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Basingstoke (GB) : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 . - (XXIII-349 p.) : ill., couv. ill. en coul ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-0-333-72560-3 Bibliogr. p. 335-336. Notes bibliogr. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Mots-clés : |
Great Britain History 19th century Civilization. |
Résumé : |
The nineetenth century was a period of striking developments, and subject to a great pressure of change. This process of change is the primary focus of the book. Organised into a series of thematic chapters, Black and MacRaild's wide-ranging text offers the reader an analysis of numerous spheres of human history: politics, empire and warfare; economy, society and population; religion and culture. The book also offers considered treatment of Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with a truly British (as opposed to English) perspective maintained throughout. With numerous illustrations, helpful explanatory tables, boxes and textual inserts, as well as a list of further reading with each chapter, Ninteetenth Century Britain is an excellent introductory text book for students of this most vital period in British history.
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