Modern British History

The Essential A-Z Guide

Dr Mark Garnett, Richard Weight

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Pimlico
02 August 2004

Reference works; History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

An invaluable and opinionated guide to modern Britain, designed to inform both the general reader and the student about our culture and society, politics and economics.

Modern British History is a comprehensive, entertaining survey of the events, people and themes that make us who we are, written by two of the country's leading scholars of the subject. In 200 concise essays, covering topics as diverse as pornography and the poll tax, the Blitz and New Labour, the authors explore the interwoven culture, society, politics and economics of the recent past.

Bombarded by information as never before, we all need to appreciate the extent to which seemingly disparate events connect with other. This Essential A - Z guide offers a consistent line of argument with a refreshing disrespect for old orthodoxy. Read separately, its entries are a mine of useful information; taken together, they build a vivid, compelling and controversial picture of Britain at the start of the twenty-first century.

By: Dr Mark Garnett, Richard Weight
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781844131044
ISBN 10: 1844131041
Pages: 518
Publication Date: 02 August 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Modern British History: The Essential A-Z Guide

"Highly entertaining and informative * Times Literary Supplement * 200 snappy and stylish essays on the topics that dominated British life since 1900 * Independent * It is enormous fun... This is a ""reference book with attitude""... [And] how can you not admire a book which, in a passing mention of Coco Chanel, describes her as ""the Nazi-sympathising French couturier""? -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *"