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A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the PresentAugust 2009, ©2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Develops themes of tradition and change, the role of the four nations of the British Isles, and Britain in a world context
- Complements the narrative with descriptions of fascinating personalities from Britain's past, from the arsonist James Aitken and the female adventurer Jane Digby, to the celebrity footballer George Best
- Includes features to help orientate the reader: illustrations, maps, royal family genealogies, chronology, and glossary; online supplements include preliminary chapter from 1688
An accompanying website containing additional support and materials for lecturers and students is available at www.wiley.com/go/wasson
List of Tables.
List of Maps.
List of Biographies.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Uniting the Kingdoms.
1. The British Isles in 1714.
2. A New Beginning, 1714–62.
3. War and Revolution, 1763–1814.
Part II: The British Century.
4. A United Kingdom, 1815.
5. Reform, 1816–41.
6. Imperial Britain, 1842–84.
7. New Century, 1885–1913.
Part III: Dividing the Kingdoms.
8. The United Kingdom, 1914.
9. War and Peace and War, 1915–39.
10. The Warfare and Welfare State, 1940–79.
11. "New" Britain, 1980–2008.
Notes.
Chronology.
Glossary.
Select Bibliography.
List of Prime Ministers.
Genealogy of the Royal Family.
Index.
- Presents a lively introduction to the history of the modern British Isles from the accession of the Hanoverian kings to the present day
- Develops themes of tradition and change, the role of the four nations of the British Isles, and Britain in a world context
- Complements the narrative with descriptions of fascinating personalities from Britain's past, from the arsonist James Aitken and the female adventurer Jane Digby, to the celebrity footballer George Best
- Includes features to help orientate the reader: illustrations, maps, royal family genealogies, chronology, and glossary; online supplements include preliminary chapter from 1688
–Martin Daunton, University of Cambridge
"Drawing on a vast range of recent scholarship in disparate fields – including politics, society, culture, national identity, economics, gender and religion – this carefully crafted volume provides a remarkably accessible yet academically significant overview of Britain’s last 300 years. Attractively jargon free and peppered with well-chosen anecdotes and biographical details, it is one of those rare books that will prove invaluable to students and experts alike."
–Phillip Salmon, The History of Parliament
"It is an extraordinarily well-organized account; cleverly, even slyly, written to engage students at all levels. Wasson’s felicity with recent scholarship makes this the best Modern Britain text to appear in decades."
–Ronald K. Huch, Eastern Kentucky University
