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Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present
- Textbook
Published 2025
Description
This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. Vernon structures his compelling narrative around the rise, fall and reinvention of liberal ideas of how markets, governments and empires should work. In this new edition, Vernon expands on four important themes: the history of the environment and climate crisis; global pandemics; the history of minoritised people of colour; and shifting ideas of democracy and sovereignty. This textbook offers a new global…
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New preface and epilogue covering the period from 2007 to the present day
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Key features
- Told as a single narrative of the rise, fall and reinvention of liberalism, helping students to see how each episode is part of a larger story and allowing them to gauge how their own interpretation agrees or differs
- Vernon demonstrates how global events shaped British history, encouraging students to see the story of modern Britain as part of a global narrative
- Maps, glossaries and text boxes are used to provide key context, making the text accessible to students from different backgrounds
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009379717
- Series Cambridge History of Britain
- Subjects British History after 1450,British History: General Interest,History,Twentieth Century British History
- Format: Hardback
- Expected publication date: 03 April 2025
- ISBN: 9781009379700
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 1.3kg
- Page extent: 614 pages
- Availability: Not yet published - available from
- Format: Paperback
- Expected publication date: 03 April 2025
- ISBN: 9781009379670
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 1.15kg
- Page extent: 614 pages
- Availability: Not yet published - available from
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 14 January 2025
- ISBN: 9781009379717
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