A History of Modern Britain av Ellis (University of Delaware USA) Wasson

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Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, <i>A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present</i> provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day.<br/><ul><li>Places Britain in a global context, charting the rise and fall of the British empire and the influence of imperialism on the social, economic, and political developments of the home country</li><li>Includes revised sections on imperialism and the industrial revolution that have been updated to reflect recent scholarship, a more reflective view on New Labour since its demise, and an all new section on the performance of the Conservative ¿ Lib/Dem coalition that came into office in 2010</li><li>Features illustrations, maps, an up-to-date bibliography, a full list of Prime Ministers, a genealogy of the royal family, and a comprehensive glossary explaining uniquely British terms, acronyms, and famous figures<