Titre :	The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Kenneth O. Morgan, Auteur
Editeur :	Oxford : Oxford university press
Année de publication :	2009
Importance :	683 pages
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-19-954475-2
Prix :	16375f
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Index. décimale :	F.05.5 Histoires des autres pays et du monde (Mettre ici l’histoire des autres pays)
Résumé :	This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Edited by esteemed historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this informative volume illuminates the political, social, economic, and cultural developments of the British Isles. Ten leading historians including Peter Salway, John Morrill, and Morgan himself provide a penetrating and dramatic narrative, offering the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in authoritative form, complementing their text with carefully chosen pictures and maps. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of continuous turmoil and change in every period of Britains history. By exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this comprehensive book brings the modern reader face to face with the past and thus the foundations of modern British society. The new edition brings the story into the twenty-first century, covering the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and examining the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain [texte imprimé] / Kenneth O. Morgan, Auteur . - Oxford : Oxford university press, 2009 . - 683 pages.
ISBN : 978-0-19-954475-2 : 16375f
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Index. décimale :

F.05.5 Histoires des autres pays et du monde (Mettre ici l’histoire des autres pays)

Résumé :

This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Edited by esteemed historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this informative volume illuminates the political, social, economic, and cultural developments of the British Isles. Ten leading historians including Peter Salway, John Morrill, and Morgan himself provide a penetrating and dramatic narrative, offering the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in authoritative form, complementing their text with carefully chosen pictures and maps. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of continuous turmoil and change in every period of Britains history. By exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this comprehensive book brings the modern reader face to face with the past and thus the foundations of modern British society. The new edition brings the story into the twenty-first century, covering the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and examining the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.