A History of the Peoples of the British Isles: From 1870 to the Present

by Thomas William Heyck

Book Overview

Volume III deals with the 'long twentieth century'. Its main themes are:
* the contraction of British industrial power and the shift to a service-based economy
* the decline of Victorianism and the rise of Modernism
* the climax of class society between the wars and the blurring of class lines after the 1960s
* the impact of two world wars
* the decline of British power and the empire
* the partition of Ireland
* the devolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415302331
• ISBN13: 9780415302333
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"