THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITAIN by Kenneth O. Morgan (Editor) ( 9780199544752 )

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THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITAIN

By:

Kenneth O. Morgan (Editor)

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Paperback

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0199544751

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9780199544752

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

12 March, 2009

Pages:

704

Description:

The first updated new edition in almost twenty years of this best-selling and beautifully illustrated history of Britain, from Roman times to the 21st century.

Synopsis:

This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in an authoritative form, illuminating their text with carefully chosen pictures and maps. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in every period, and the wider social context of political and economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of continuity down the centuries, the authors bring out that special awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of British society. By relating both these factors in the British experience, and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past, and the foundations of modern British society.The new edition, the first for almost twenty years, brings the story into the twenty-first century, covering the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.

Illustrations:

268 black and white halftones and 25 colour plates

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Oxford University Press

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