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Nineteenth-century Britain : a Very Short Introduction (05 Edition)by H. C. G. Matthew
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Publisher Comments:The nineteenth century was a time of massive growth for Britain. In 1800 it was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half-Celtic. A century later it was largely urban and English. The effects of the Industrial Revolution caused cities to swell enormously. London, for example, grew from about 1 million people to over 6 million. Abroad, the British Empire was reaching its apex, while at home the world came to marvel at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with its crowning achievement--the Crystal Palace. Historians Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew present a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the social, economic, and political events that marked the era on which many believed the sun would never set.
Synopsis:An account of remarkable economic and social change and an even more remarkable political stability. The authors show the forces behind 19th-century Britain's rise to its imperial zenith, and the continuing tensions within the nations and classes of the "union state".
About the AuthorChristopher Harvie is Professor of British and Irish Studies at T�bingen in Germany. Colin Matthew is editor of the Gladstone Diaries and author of an award-winning life of the Victorian statesman.
Table of Contents1. Reflections on the revolutions
2. Industrial development 3. Reform and religion 4. The wars abroad 5. Roads to freedom 6. Coping with reform 7. Unless the Lord build the city 8. The ringing grooves of change 9. Politics and diplomacy: Palmerstons years 10. Incorporation 11. Free trade: an industrial economy rampant 12. A shifting population: town and country 13. The masses and the classes: the urban worker 14. Clerks and commerce: the lower middle class 15. The propertied classes 16. Pomp and circumstance 17. A great change in manners 18. Villa Tories: the Conservative resurgence 19. Ireland, Scotland, Wales: Home Rule frustrated 20. Reluctant imperialists? 21. The fin-de-si�cle reaction: new views of the State 22. Old Liberalism, New Liberalism, Labourism, and tariff reform 23. Edwardian years: a crisis of the State contained 24. Your English summers done Further reading Chronology Prime ministers 1789-1914 Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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