The Oxford handbook of modern British political history, 1800-2000 /

A new title in the Oxford Handbooks in History series, offering an authoritative view of British political history from 1800 to 2000, engaging with the sweeping changes in the ways in which Britain was governed, the duties of the state, and its role in the wider world, and suggesting avenues of futu...

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Group Author: Brown, David, 1972; Crawcroft, Robert; Pentland, Gordon
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: [Oxford handbooks]
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Summary: A new title in the Oxford Handbooks in History series, offering an authoritative view of British political history from 1800 to 2000, engaging with the sweeping changes in the ways in which Britain was governed, the duties of the state, and its role in the wider world, and suggesting avenues of future research.
Item Description: Series statement from book jacket.
Carrier Form: xiv, 626 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780198714897 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
0198714890 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: JN216
CLC: D756.19-62
Call Number: D756.19-62/O984
Contents: Political ideas and languages /
High politics /
Popular politics /
The state /
Parliament /
Prime minister and cabinet /
The civil service /
Trade unions /
The press /
Devolution /
Local government /
The Monarchy /
Religion and the churches /
Political parties /
Ideology in action /
Whigs and liberals /