Mark Clapson

Gebundenes Buch

The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century

Beschreibung

From the outbreak of World War I, to the introduction of the NHS, to the first television set, this book covers in detail some of the most important events that shaped twentieth-century Britain. Packed with a wealth of chronologies, facts and figures, and bibliographies, this guide will be an indispensable reference tool.

Autor

Mark Clapson is Reader in History at the University of Westminster.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 801g
• ISBN-13: 9780415275354
• ISBN-10: 0415275350
• Artikelnr.: 28025279

Rezensionen

'...a book that does, taken as a whole, succeed in its aim of enlightening the uninitiated reader about the main aspects of an eventful century of British history.' - Reference Reviews

"Mark Clapham has entered a very crowded field. There are plenty of excellent guides, companions and dictionaries to British history in general... He has nevertheless produced a thoroughly interesting and worthwhile volume... His 'Narrative Overview' of the century is particularly welcome, for both beginners and more experienced students, and he includes a fascinating section on the historiography of the period...But how refreshing to see a work of reference that includes British Sitcoms, Led Zeppelin and Contraception, alongside more standard fare." - History Review, UK

'...a book that does, taken as a whole, succeed in its aim of enlightening the uninitiated reader about the main aspects of an eventful century of British history.' - Reference Reviews

"Mark Clapham has entered a very crowded field. There are plenty of excellent guides, companions and dictionaries to British history in general... He has nevertheless produced a thoroughly interesting and worthwhile volume... His 'Narrative Overview' of the century is particularly welcome, for both beginners and more experienced students, and he includes a fascinating section on the historiography of the period...But how refreshing to see a work of reference that includes British Sitcoms, Led Zeppelin and Contraception, alongside more standard fare." - History Review, UK