{"product_id":"empire-state-and-society-9781405181808","title":"Empire State and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIRE, STATE, AND SOCIETY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book captures the broad-sweep of modern British history. Bronstein and Harris's narrative is distinguished by its comprehensive coverage, readability, and sure judgment. It is an excellent book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Epstein, Vanderbilt University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a well-structured and gracefully written textbook that undergraduates at American universities and colleges should find highly accessible. It integrates recent scholarly trends into a compelling narrative that brings together metropolitan and imperial themes. These themes are illuminated by well-chosen anecdotes that make them come alive. Bronstein and Harris have provided an excellent introduction to modern Britain and its Empire, and one that deserves a wide readership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Harling, University of Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nineteenth century, Great Britain was a world-recognized superpower. Tremendous economic growth fostered a daunting formal empire, global networks of trade and investment,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?Nevertheless, for those looking for a concise, coherent, and accessible introduction to 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e- and 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century British history at the undergraduate level, this book is definitely worthy of serious consideration.   Summing Up: Highly recommended.  All undergraduate collections.?  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Britain to 1830 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Universal Suffrage and No Surrender: Politics at Home and Abroad, 1830–1867 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Dark Satanic Mills? Economic and Social Change, 1830–1867 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Utilitarians, Evangelicals, and Empire: Intellectual and Cultural Developments, 1830–1867 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Democracy and Empire: Politics, 1867–1910 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Decline of the Aristocracy: Economic and Social Change, 1867–1910 110\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Faith and Doubt? Cultural Change, 1867–1910 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 In Flanders Fields: Britain and the Great War, 1910–1918 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Nationalism and Depression: Politics, Economics, and Social Change, 1919–1939 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Culture and Ideas between the Wars, 1919–1939 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 London Burning: Britain in the Second World War 206\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Winds of Change: Politics, 1945–1979 222\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Building a Welfare State: Society and the Economy, 1945–1979 242\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Meet the Beatles: Cultural and Intellectual Developments, 1945–1979 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 From Rule Britannia to Cool Britannia: Politics, 1979–2007 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Whither Britain? Society and Culture since 1979 296\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Reigns and Ministries since 1830 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 330\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407912771927,"sku":"9781405181808","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405181808.jpg?v=1730500937","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/empire-state-and-society-9781405181808","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}