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A Brief History of Britain 1851-2010

By Jeremy Black

Book information

Publisher
Robinson
Year
2011
ISBN
1845297008, 9781845297008
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
652 kB (668040 bytes)
Series
Brief Histories
Pages
368\0
Time added
2012-07-23 09:49:34

Description

From the Great Exhibition to the Credit Crunch - the transformation of Britain from the world's greatest nation to the present dayIn 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, it was the high water mark of English achievement - the nation at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, at the heart of a burgeoning Empire, with a queen who would reign for another 50 years. In the following 150 years, the fate of the nation has faced turmoil and transformation. But it is too simple to talk of decline? Has Great Britain sacrificed its identity in order to stay part of the present world order.Leading historian, Jeremy Black, completes the landmark four volume Brief History of Britain series with a brilliant, insightful examination of how present day Britain was formed.

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