Description
Book SynopsisDesigned to complement the author''s
A History of Modern Britain, this collection of primary sources illuminates and augments the study of modern Britain with coverage of political, imperial, and economic history as well as class and cultural issues
- Features a broad range of documents, in a well-structured and easy-to-use format, including important, well-known documents and lesser-known excerpts from memoirs and private correspondence
- Provides up-to-date, balanced coverage of political, imperial, social, economic, and cultural history with over 180 documents
- Offers a thorough rendering of social class and national identity, including coverage of changes in British society over the last 20 years
- Includes discussion questions for each document, as well as lists of historical debates and extensive bibliographies of both on-line and traditional sources for students'' further research
Table of ContentsList of Documents xi
List of Figures xix
Preface xxi
Abbreviations xxix
Part I The Eighteenth Century 1
1 State and Empire 3
The Constitution 4
Threats to the Political and Social Order 11
The Sinews of Empire 18
North America 21
India 24
Historians’ Debates 27
Counterfactuals to Consider 28
2 Economy and Society 29
Honor and Manners 30
The Struggle for Life and Wealth 35
The Poor Law 40
Economic Theory 43
Historians’ Debates 51
Counterfactuals to Consider 52
3 Culture and Identity 53
The Scottish Enlightenment 54
The English Enlightenment 57
Education 62
The Romantic Movement 66
Women 68
Slavery 71
National Identities 76
Historians’ Debates 80
Counterfactuals to Consider 81
Part II The Nineteenth Century 83
4 State and Empire 85
Radicalism and Protest 86
Constitutional Reform 1829–32 90
Further Parliamentary Reform 97
Party Ideologies 103
The Empire 109
The Origins of World War I 120
Historians’ Debates 123
Counterfactuals to Consider 124
5 Economy and Society 127
Industrialization 128
Urban and Rural Life and Employment during Industrialization 135
Social Position and Money 142
Economic Theory 148
Historians’ Debates 156
Counterfactuals to Consider 158
6 Culture and Identity 159
Women 160
Victorian Thinkers 169
Social Darwinism 177
British Identities 182
Irish Identities 185
Historians’ Debates 191
Counterfactuals to Consider 193
Part III The Twentieth Century 195
7 State and Empire 197
World War I 198
World War II and the Cold War 201
Party Ideologies 211
The European Union 214
Empire to Commonwealth 217
Historians’ Debates 227
Counterfactuals to Consider 229
8 Economy and Society 231
Traditional Society 232
Capitalism at Bay 238
War and Civilian Life 243
The Welfare State 245
Historians’ Debates 253
Counterfactuals to Consider 255
9 Culture and Identity 257
Women 258
Minorities and Immigration 263
British Identities 271
Irish Identities 280
Historians’ Debates 287
Counterfactuals to Consider 289
Bibliography 291
Index 297
