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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458908103321

Autore

Harvie Christopher <1944->

Titolo

Nineteenth-century Britain [[electronic resource] ] : a very short introduction / / Christopher Harvie and H.C.G. Matthew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

0-19-151810-7

1-4356-0946-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.) : ill., maps, port

Collana

Very short introductions ; ; 23

Altri autori (Persone)

MatthewH. C. G (Henry Colin Gray)

Disciplina

941.081

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Great Britain History

Great Britain History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change, and an even more remarkable political stability as 19th century Britain moved from being rural, agrarian and multilingual to being largely urban and English.