A History of the Peoples of the British Isles: From 1870 to the Present

By Thomas William Heyck

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Volume III deals with the 'long twentieth century'. Its main themes are: * the contraction of British industrial power and the shift to a service-based economy * the decline of Victorianism and the rise of Modernism * the climax of class society between the wars and the blurring of class lines after the 1960s * the impact of two world wars * the decline of British power and the empire * the partition of Ireland * the devolution of power to Wales and Scotland.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415302323

ISBN13:9780415302326

Release Date:September 2002

Publisher:Routledge

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.51 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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