The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914
Title | The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Cook |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2005-11-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 113424035X |
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, this book also covers the increasingly emergent themes of sexuality, leisure, gender and the environment, exploring in detail the following aspects of the nineteenth century: parliamentary and political reform chartism, radicalism and popular protest the Irish Question the rise of Imperialism the regulation of sexuality and vice the development of organised sport and leisure the rise of consumer society. This book is an ideal reference resource for students and teachers alike.
England in the Nineteenth Century
Title | England in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | David Thomson |
Publisher | Penguin Group |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914
Title | Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Nineteenth Century Britain, 1815-1914
Title | Nineteenth Century Britain, 1815-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Wood |
Publisher | Addison-Wesley Longman Limited |
Pages | 470 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780582353107 |
Much new material has been incorporated in this expanded and restructured second edition, including recently uncovered evidence about the social and economic aspects of the century that has changed perspectives and challenged many earlier assumptions.
England in the Nineteenth Century
Title | England in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | David Thomson (Historien.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1951 |
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ISBN |
The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century
Title | The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 424 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1134476957 |
The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century
Title | The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Gregory |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 2012-11-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1136008381 |
Enormously rich and wide-ranging, The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century brings together, in one handy reference, a wide range of essential information on the major aspects of eighteenth century British history. The information included is chronological, statistical, tabular and bibliographical, and the book begins with the eighteenth century political system before going on to cover foreign affairs and the empire, the major military and naval campaigns, law and order, religion, economic and financial advances, and social and cultural history. Key features of this user-friendly volume include: wide-ranging political chronologies major wars and rebellions key treaties and their terms chronologies of religious events approximately 500 biographies of leading figures essential data on population, output and trade a detailed glossary of terms a comprehensive cultural and intellectual chronology set out in tabular form a uniquely detailed and comprehensive topic bibliography. All those studying or teaching eighteenth century British history will find this concise volume an indispensable resource for use and reference.