{"product_id":"a-companion-to-nineteenth-century-britain-isbn-9781405156790","title":"A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain\u003c\/i\u003e presents 33 essays by expert scholars on all the major aspects of the political, social, economic and cultural history of Britain during the late Georgian and Victorian eras.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTruly British, rather than English, in scope.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePays attention to the experiences of women as well as of men.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrated with maps and charts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes guides to further reading.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Maps, Diagrams and Tables x\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Britain and the World 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Britain and the World Economy 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Howe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Britain and the European Balance of Power 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn R. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Britain and Empire 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas M. Peers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Armed Forces 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward M. Spiers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Politics and  Government 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Monarchy and the House of Lords: The ‘Dignified’ Parts of the Constitution 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam M. Kuhn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The State 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Harling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Political Leadership and Political Parties, 1800–46 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Political Leadership and Political Parties, 1846–1900 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Parliamentary Reform and the Electorate 156\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael S. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Politics and Gender 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Richardson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Political Thought 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Claeys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Economy and Society 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Agriculture and Rural Society 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Winstanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Industry and Transport 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Ashworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Urbanization 238\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon Gunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Family 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShani D’Cruze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Migration and Settlement 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Whyte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Standard of Living, Quality of Life 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane Humphries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Class and the Classes 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Hewitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Economic Thought 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNoel Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Society and Culture 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Religion 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark A. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Literacy, Learning and Education 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Gardner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. The Press and the Printed Word 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAled Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Crime, Policing and Punishment 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeather Shore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Popular Leisure and Sport 396\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndy Croll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Health and Medicine 412\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKeir Waddington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Sexuality 430\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLesley A. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. The Arts 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Pulham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Sciences 457\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIwan Rhys Morus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The United Kingdom 471\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Politics in Ireland 473\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Kinealy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Economy and Society in Ireland 489\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Kinealy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Scotland 504\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eE. W. McFarland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Wales 521\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Cragoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. British Identities 534\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography of Secondary Sources 553\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 591\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book is an excellent companion... It is an ideal book for anyone interested in the history of the nineteenth century.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This most recent addition to the ambitious Blackwell 'Companions' series in British history is thorough and up-to-date ... For scholars, it will become a well-thumbed historiographical source on their office shelves. Essential.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title of the Year\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Companions to British History…is [an] example of how organization has made a difference in terms of informing the wider public about serious history.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChris Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Welsh History at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is an editor of the \u003ci\u003eStudies in Welsh History\u003c\/i\u003e monograph series and a committee member of Llafur, the Welsh People’s History Society. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Rhondda: Politics and Society, 1885–1951\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eCapitalism, Community and Conflict: The South Wales Coalfield 1898–1947\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and editor (with Duncan Tanner and Deian Hopkin) of \u003ci\u003eThe Labour Party in Wales, 1900–2000\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and (with Jane Aaron) of \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Wales\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e presents 33 essays by expert scholars on all the major aspects of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of Britain during the late Georgian and Victorian eras. It makes sense of the fascinating new perspectives on this era that have been generated in recent years while not losing sight of broader, more enduring themes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach essay both distils the current state of historical scholarship and assesses the directions that research is likely to take in future. All the contributions pay attention to the experiences of women as well as of men, and to regional and national variations across Britain and Ireland. Though engaged with cutting-edge theories, including postmodern and post-structuralist perspectives, the contributors avoid technical jargon and assume no prior expert knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume is written in a clear and energetic manner, and illustrated with maps and charts where appropriate. Guides to further reading allow readers to follow chosen avenues of investigation with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988612825317,"sku":"NP9781405156790","price":73.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405156790.jpg?v=1761780974","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-nineteenth-century-britain-isbn-9781405156790","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}