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The British Isles 1901-1951
Robbins
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Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Robbins, Keith. Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles. Num Pages: 302 pages, Maps and half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Short Oxford History of the British Isles
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198731962
SKU
V9780198731962
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About Robbins
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).
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