The Oxford Handbook of Modern British Political History, 1800-2000
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 April 2018
- ISBN 9780198714897
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages642 pages
- Size 254x179x42 mm
- Weight 1258 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 11 black and white line figures/tables 0
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Short description:
A new title in the Oxford Handbooks series, offering an authoritative view of British political history from 1800 to 2000, engaging with the sweeping changes in the ways in which Britain was governed, the duties of the state, and its role in the wider world, and suggesting avenues of future research.
MoreLong description:
The two centuries after 1800 witnessed a series of sweeping changes in the way in which Britain was governed, the duties of the state, and its role in the wider world. Powerful processes - from the development of democracy, the changing nature of the social contract, war, and economic dislocation - have challenged, and at times threatened to overwhelm, both governors and governed. Such shifts have also presented challenges to the historians who have researched and written about Britain's past politics.
This Handbook shows the ways in which political historians have responded to these challenges, providing a snapshot of a field which has long been at the forefront of conceptual and methodological innovation within historical studies. It comprises thirty-three thematic essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field. Collectively, these essays assess and rethink the nature of modern British political history itself and suggest avenues and questions for future research. The Oxford Handbook of Modern British Political History thus provides a unique resource for those who wish to understand Britain's political past and a thought-provoking 'long view' for those interested in current political challenges.
[The book] is best understood as a well-appointed historiographical labyrinth. You never have the first idea what will be around the next corner, and this makes for an unusual, occasionally bewildering, and often highly-rewarding reading experience. There is no historian in the field who will not get something out of the volume, provided they do not step in expecting something different.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I. Concepts and Historiographies
Political Ideas and Languages
High Politics
Popular Politics
Part II. Institutions, Structures and Machinery
The State
Parliament
Prime Minister and Cabinet
The Civil Service
Trade Unions
The Press
Devolution
Local Government
The Monarchy
Religion and the Churches
Part III. Parties, Doctrines and Leaders
Political Parties
Ideology in Action
Whigs and Liberals
Tories and Conservatives
The Labour Party
'Third' and Fringe Parties
The Role of the Politician in the Democratic Regime
Part IV. Elections and Popular Politics
Parliamentary Reform
Elections
Women and Politics
Political Communication
Petitioning and Demonstrating
Part V. Challenges
Democracy
The Economy
Imperial Policy
War and the State
Britain and Europe
Welfare and the State
Epilogue
In Defence of Contemporary History
