Kent in the Twentieth Century by Nigel Yates
This is the sixth volume to be published in the major ten volume new history of the county of Kent, and the first detailed study of the development of Kent during the past hundred years. The sixth volume to be published in the major ten-volume new history of the county of Kent, and the first detailed study of the development of Kent over the past hundred years. Each of the ten chapters begins by evokinga picture of Kent on the eve of the First World War and looking at the changes that have taken place between then and the present day in the area under discussion. Particular attention is paid to the impact of the two World Warson Kent; to the influence of national events on local institutions and people; to the role of the county council in the development of many aspects of life in Kent; and to the major economic and social changes of the last thirty years, many of them associated with Britain's entry into the European economic community and Kent's strategic importance as a corridor linking London and Britain to Europe. NIGEL YATES is senior research fellow in church history, University of Wales, Lampeter.
Of interest to contemporary historians of England seeking to understand the impact of social, economic, and policy changes* ALBION *
Nigel Yates is Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK. Previous books include Anglican Ritualism in Victorian Britain 1830-1910 (1999), Buildings, Faith and Worship: the Liturgical Arrangement of Anglican Churches 1600-1900 (revised edition 2000), The Religious Condition of Ireland 1770-1850 (2006) and Liturgical Space in Western Europe since the Reformation (forthcoming 2008).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780851155876 |
| ISBN 10 | 0851155871 |
| Title | Kent in the Twentieth Century |
| Author | Nigel Yates |
| Series | Kent History Project |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 458 |
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