The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-19244-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 385 g

Reihe: Routledge Dictionaries

From the Romantic age to the twenty-first century, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History is an essential guide to 250 years of history that have seen ‘this sceptr’d isle’ rise, fall and rise again as a major world power.

A colourful, highly readable text, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History covers:

- Prime Ministers, from William Pitt to Winston Churchill and Tony Blair

- protest movements, from Chartism to CND

- 'the Troubles' and the journey towards a fragile peace in Northern Ireland

- military conflict from the Crimea to Iraq

- historic turning points from the Great Reform Act to the Poll Tax riots.

An important and user-friendly resource, this comprehensive reference is ideal for A-Level students and first year undergraduates, as well as anyone interested in the history of the United Kingdom.

Zielgruppe

AS/A2, General, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Plowright, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgement, List of Entries A through Z

Über Autor(innen)

Plowright, John