Synopses & Reviews
Part 1 Methodology: historical writing, Denis Judd; public records, L.J. Butler; non-public records, Elizabeth Shepherd; libraries, Donald Munro; visual sources, Diane Atkinson; research databases, Peter Denley; managing and funding research, Peter Beck. Part 2 Themes: political history, Robert Pearce; diplomatic history, Anne Lane; military history, Ian Beckett; imperial history, Robert Pearce; social history, John Stevenson; gender history, Helen Jones; media history, Paddy Scannell; economic history, Jim Tomlinson; business history, John Armstrong.
Synopsis
Modern British History provides, in a single volume, both practical research methods and a comprehensive survey of the current state of historical research on twentieth-century British history. This book covers both methodology (locating and working with primary sources) and major themes (which range from political, diplomatic, and military history to social, gender, media, and economic history).