The British Isles 1901-1951

by Keith Robbins (Editor)

Overview

The 'British Isles' entered the twentieth century as a single state 'Great Britain and Ireland' with a 'British Empire' greater in extent and larger in population than the world had ever seen. The first fifty years saw vast change. This volume presents a very different country in 1951 from what it had been in 1901. The chapters by different authors focus on politics, economics, society, wars, and foreign policy to emphasize the interconnectedness of all these developments. These clearly written expositions reflect on 'the British Way and Purpose' from different perspectives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198731955
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/30/2003
Series:	Short Oxford History of the British Isles
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Keith Robbins is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, and Senior Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales. His publications include The First World War (OUP 1985) and A Bibliography of British History 1914-1989 (OUP 1996).

Table of Contents

Introduction, Keith Robbins1. British Isles/British Empire: dual mandate/dual identity, Keith Jeffery2. Electing the governors/the governance of the elect, Duncan Tanner3. The British way and purpose, Keith Robbins4. Being British: creeds and cultures, Siân Nicholas5. Unity and disunity: the price of victory, David Dutton6. Declining advantage: the British economy, Redvers Garside7. Riches, poverty, and progress, Rodney LoweConclusion, Keith RobbinsFurther ReadingChronologyMapTables