A Companion to Contemporary Britain: 1939-2000
出版时间:
2005-06
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780631220404
定价:
1558.70
装帧:
精装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
600页
正文语种:
英语
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ACompaniontoContemporaryBritaincoversthekeythemesanddebatesof20th-centuryhistoryfromtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWartotheendofthecentury.
AssessestheimpactoftheSecondWorldWar
LooksatBritain’sroleinthewiderworld,includingthelegacyofEmpire,Britain’s‘specialrelationship’withtheUnitedStates,andintegrationwithcontinentalEurope
Exploresculturalissues,suchasclassconsciousness,immigrationandracerelations,changinggenderroles,andtheimpactofthemassmedia
Coversdomesticpoliticsandtheeconomy
Introducesthevariedperspectivesdominatinghistoricalwritingonthisperiod
Identifiesthekeyissueswhicharelikelytofuelfuturedebate PaulAddisonisDirectoroftheCentreforWWIIStudiesattheUniversityofEdinburgh.HisbooksincludeTheRoadto1945:BritishPoliticsandtheSecondWorldWar(1975)andChurchillontheHomeFront1900-1955(1992).HarrietJonesisaSeniorResearchFellowattheInstituteofHistoricalResearch,UniversityofLondon.
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内容简介:
ACompaniontoContemporaryBritaincoversthekeythemesanddebatesof20th-centuryhistoryfromtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWartotheendofthecentury.
AssessestheimpactoftheSecondWorldWar
LooksatBritain’sroleinthewiderworld,includingthelegacyofEmpire,Britain’s‘specialrelationship’withtheUnitedStates,andintegrationwithcontinentalEurope
Exploresculturalissues,suchasclassconsciousness,immigrationandracerelations,changinggenderroles,andtheimpactofthemassmedia
Coversdomesticpoliticsandtheeconomy
Introducesthevariedperspectivesdominatinghistoricalwritingonthisperiod
Identifiesthekeyissueswhicharelikelytofuelfuturedebate
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作者简介:
PaulAddisonisDirectoroftheCentreforWWIIStudiesattheUniversityofEdinburgh.HisbooksincludeTheRoadto1945:BritishPoliticsandtheSecondWorldWar(1975)andChurchillontheHomeFront1900-1955(1992).HarrietJonesisaSeniorResearchFellowattheInstituteofHistoricalResearch,UniversityofLondon.
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