Description
Designed to complement the author's A History of Modern Britain, this collection of primary sources illuminates and augments the study of modern Britain with coverage of political, imperial, and economic history as well as class and cultural issues
About the Author
Book Information
ISBN 9781444333725
Author Ellis Wasson
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 506g
Dimensions(mm) 245mm * 172mm * 16mm
- Features a broad range of documents, in a well-structured and easy-to-use format, including important, well-known documents and lesser-known excerpts from memoirs and private correspondence
- Provides up-to-date, balanced coverage of political, imperial, social, economic, and cultural history with over 180 documents
- Offers a thorough rendering of social class and national identity, including coverage of changes in British society over the last 20 years
- Includes discussion questions for each document, as well as lists of historical debates and extensive bibliographies of both on-line and traditional sources for students' further research
About the Author
Ellis Wasson earned his PhD in British history at Cambridge and teaches at Tower Hill School in Wilmington and the University of Delaware. He is the author of Whig Renaissance: Lord Althorp and the Whig Party 1782-1845 (1987), Born to Rule: British Political Elites (2000), and Aristocracy and the Modern World (2006), and has published numerous articles on the history of British politics and European landed society.
Book Information
ISBN 9781444333725
Author Ellis Wasson
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 506g
Dimensions(mm) 245mm * 172mm * 16mm
