The Eclipse of a Great Power: Modern Britain 1870-1992

by Keith Robbins

Overview

Covers both the expansion and the decline of the British Empire and the reasons behind this sudden eclipse in power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317894971
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/19/2014
Series:	Foundations of Modern Britain
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	488
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Keith Robbins

Table of Contents

Editor's foreword.
Preface.
Preface to the second edition.
List of maps.
Part One, 1870-1901. Framework of events. Prologue.
Part Two, 1901-1931. Framework of events.
Part Three, 1931-1956. Framework of events.
Part Four, 1956-1975. Framework of events.
Part Five, 1976-1992. Framework of events.
Compendium of information.
Maps.
Bibliography.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

'A concise, balanced account of the past hundred years of British history, and as such bids fair to become a standard work.'

Times Higher Educational Supplement

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