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Autore |
Cook Chris <1945-, > |
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Titolo |
The Routledge companion to Britain in the nineteenth century, 1815-1914 / / Chris Cook |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-24034-1 |
1-134-24035-X |
1-280-26849-2 |
9786610268498 |
0-203-00758-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge companions to history |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Great Britain History 19th century Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Great Britain History Edward VII, 1901-1910 Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. edition of: The Longman companion to Britain in the nineteenth century, 1815-1914. 1999. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-335) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL CHRONOLOGY,1812-1914; THE MONARCHY; LISTS OF PRINCIPAL MINISTERS; CABINETS AND ADMINISTRATIONS; CHRONOLOGY OF MAJORCABINET CHANGES; HOUSE OF COMMONS; HOUSE OF LORDS; ELECTIONS AND PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PARTIES; MACHINERY OFGOVERNMENT; PART II SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUSHISTORY; POPULATION; EDUCATION; SOCIAL REFORM; WOMEN, CHILDREN,SEXUALITY AND SOCIETY; PRESS; LAW AND ORDER; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OCCUPATIONS AND SOCIALSTRUCTURE; TRADE UNIONISM AND THELABOUR MOVEMENT |
RELIGIONLEISURE; CONSERVATION; PART III ECONOMIC HISTORY; THE NATIONAL ECONOMY; BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT; AGRICULTURE AND THE LAND; FREE TRADE ANDPROTECTION; LIVING STANDARDS: PRICES AND WAGES; INDUSTRIES; TRANSPORT; THE RISE OF CONSUMER SOCIETY; PART IV FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND THE EMPIRE; THE ARMED FORCES; TREATIES, ALLIANCES AND |
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CONVENTIONS; THE EMPIRE; IRELAND; PART V BIOGRAPHIES; PART VI GLOSSARY OF TERMS; PART VII TOPIC BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 is an accessible and indispensable compendium of essential information on the Victorian and Edwardian eras.Using chronologies, maps, glossaries, an extensive bibliography, a wealth of statistical information and nearly two hundred biographies of key figures, this clear and concise book provides a comprehensive guide to modern British history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the outbreak of the First World War.As well as the key areas of political, economic and social development of the era, |
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