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The British Isles 1901-1951 Keith Robbins (Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter)

The British Isles 1901-1951 By Keith Robbins (Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter)

The British Isles 1901-1951 by Keith Robbins (Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter)


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The British Isles entered the 20th 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. This book explores the vast changes in the first 50 years of the new century.

The British Isles 1901-1951 Summary

The British Isles 1901-1951 by Keith Robbins (Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter)

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 of the new century saw vast change both at home and abroad, much of it the result of Britain's involvement in the two world wars. At home, the separate path of Ireland became steadily more clear-cut, whilst abroad, the 'Dominions' increasingly saw themselves and acted as independent entities. Finally, with the withdrawal from the Indian sub-continent in 1947, the writing was on the wall for the British Empire. Each chapter in this volume focuses on a specific aspect of the rapidly changing historical landscape of British history in this period: politics, economics, society, culture, the wars, and foreign policy, combining specialist attention to each area with an emphasis on their interconnectedness.

About Keith Robbins (Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter)

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: Halfway House - Isles and Empire over half a century ; 1. British Isles/British Empire: dual mandate/dual identity ; 2. Electing the governors/the governance of the elect ; 3. The British Way and Purpose ; 4. Being British: creeds and cultures ; 5. Unity and disunity: The price of victory ; 6. Declining advantage: The British economy ; 7. Riches, poverty, and progress ; Conclusion: decline and progress ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Maps ; Index

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GOR002580135
9780198731962
0198731965
The British Isles 1901-1951 by Keith Robbins (Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20021114
302
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