A history of modern Britain : 1714 to the present / / Ellis Wasson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797809103321
• Autore: Wasson Ellis Archer <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; 2016
• ISBN: 1-118-86900-1; 1-118-86898-6
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (466 p.)
• Collana: New York Academy of Sciences
• Classificazione: 941.08; 233.06; 233.07
• Disciplina: 941.08
• Soggetti: Great Britain History 1714-1837; Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901; Great Britain History 20th century; Great Britain History 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 2010; Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The transformation of Britain, 1688-1713 -- The British Isles in 1714 -- A new beginning, 1714-62 -- War and revolution, 1763-1814 -- A united kingdom, 1815 -- Reform, 1816-41 -- Imperial Britain, 1842-84 -- New century, 1885-1913 -- The United Kingdom, 1914 -- War and peace and war, 1915-39 -- The warfare and welfare state, 1940-79 -- "New" Britain, 1980-2008.