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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452610803321

Autore

Cawood Ian.

Titolo

Britain in the twentieth century / / Ian Cawood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

0-415-25457-4

1-315-01286-3

1-136-40681-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (497 p.)

Collana

Spotlight history

Disciplina

941.082

Soggetti

National characteristics, English

Electronic books.

Great Britain History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [458]-462) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Britain in the Twentieth Century; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Series Introduction; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Britain in a New Century, 1900-1914; Chapter 3 The Impact of the First World War, 1914-1918; Chapter 4 Inter-war Domestic Problems, 1918-1939; Chapter 5 British Foreign Policy Between the Wars, 1918-1939; Chapter 6 Britain and the Second World War, 1939-1945; Chapter 7 The Age of Consensus: Domestic Affairs, 1945-1979; Chapter 8 The 'Wind of Change': Foreign and Colonial Policy, 1945-1979

Chapter 9 Social and Economic Change, 1945-1979Chapter 10 Towards the Millennium, 1979-2000; Chapter 11 Conclusion: End of the Period Survey; Biographies of Important Personalities; Glossary of Key Terms; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P><EM>Britain in the Twentieth Century</EM> is a new approach to teaching and learning twentieth century British history at A level. It meets the needs of teachers and students studying for today's revised AS and A2 exams.</P><P>In a unique style, <EM>Britain in the Twentieth Century</EM> focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills.



</P><P>From 1900 to the new millennium, the key topics featured include:<BR>* Britain in a new century, 1900-1914<BR>* the First