The Industrial Revolution (Events & Outcomes)

by NigelSmith (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $11.92

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $6.49

  This book is taken from a series which examines major historical topics through a mixture of narrative and analysis of the key issues involved. Each book is designed to introduce the reader to a wide range of contemporary sources and aims to encourage readers in the handling and assessment of original historical material. From Beveridge to the Green party, this book examines the major issues and trends in postwar British social, political and economic history. Each section of this book begins with a narrative section which familiarizes the reader with the main events in British history, from the economic and political consequences of World War II, to the Thatcher revolution of the 1980s. The author guides the reader through the debates on major issues such as the Welfare State, national and private ownership, immigration and women's liberation. Key events such as the Suez crisis and Britain's entry into the EEC are treated in some detail. Cartoons, quotations, newspaper extracts and opinion polls form an integral part of the text, and the reader is encouraged to use these original sources to gain a deeper insight into the ideas which have fuelled changes in British society over the past 45 years. Nigel Smith has also written Wayland's The USA Since 1945 .