Synopses & Reviews
When did the United Kingdom come into being? What were the steps which led to its conception? Was the creation of the United Kingdom a symptom of national coherence or of disunity between the countries that made up the union? Did a new national identity come into being after 1801, or did old allegiances and loyalties become more deeply embedded? Is the eventual breakup of the re-constituted United Kingdom inevitable? In seeking answers to these questions, and explaining how the United Kingdom has evolved, the author explores a number of key themes including:the steps to political union,economic change, religion, education, social welfare, war and national identity.
Synopsis
Cambridge Perspectives in History is a series for advanced-level students comprising a number of core texts on the major periods of British and European history, and theme texts which explore particular topics in greater depth.
Synopsis
A Disunited Kingdom? explains how the United Kingdom has evolved.
Synopsis
The first of two volumes on the social history of Wales in the period 1870andndash;1945, People, Places and Passions concentrates on the social events and changes which created, shaped, and drove modern Wales. Russell Davies examines a range of social forces little considered elsewhere by studies in Welsh history, accounting for the role played by the people of Wales in times of war, in the age of the British Empire, and in technological change and innovation, as the Welsh traveled the developing capitalist and consumerist world in search of fame and fortune.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131) and index.
About the Author
and#160;Russell Davies is the author of Secret Sins: Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire 1870andndash;1920 and Hope and Heartbreak: A Social History of Wales and the Welsh1776andndash;1870.
Table of Contents
1. Towards a political union; 2. A national economy?; 3. Religion: separation and schism; 4. Educating the nation; 5. Poor relief: from Poor Law to welfare state; 6. War: uniting against the common enemy; 7. National and cultural identity. Conclusion