{"product_id":"a-history-of-modern-britain-9781118869017","title":"A History of Modern Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, \u003ci\u003eA History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces Britain in a global context, charting the rise and fall of the British empire and the influence of imperialism on the social, economic, and political developments of the home country\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes revised sections on imperialism and the industrial revolution that have been updated to reflect recent scholarship, a more reflective view on New Labour since its demise, and an all new section on the performance of the Conservative  Lib\/Dem coalition that came into office in 2010\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures illustrations, maps, an up-to-date bibliography, a full list of Prime Ministers, a genealogy of the royal family, and a comprehensive glossary explaining uniquely British terms, acronyms, and famo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Biographies xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniting the Kingdoms 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The British Isles in 1714 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: A New Beginning, 1714–62 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: War and Revolution, 1763–1814 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe British Century 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: A United Kingdom, 1815 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Reform, 1816–41 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Imperial Britain, 1842–84 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: New Century, 1885–1913 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDividing the Kingdoms 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The United Kingdom, 1914 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: War and Peace and War, 1915–39 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Warfare and Welfare State, 1940–79 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: \"New\" Britain, 1980–2014 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transformation of Britain 1688–1713 000\u003cbr\u003eAvailable online at: \u003ci\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/wasson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Prime Ministers 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenealogy of the Royal Family 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 417\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406937858391,"sku":"9781118869017","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118869017.jpg?v=1730497620","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-modern-britain-9781118869017","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}