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The British Isles : a History of Four Nations.
A new edition of a classic book, thoroughly updated to take into account social, political and cultural changes within Britain.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Canto classics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; List of maps; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Map: the British Isles; Introduction; 1 The Celtic societies of the British Isles; 2 The impact of Rome on the British Isles; 3 The post-Roman centuries; 4 The Vikings and the fall of the Old Order; 5 The Norman and post-Norman ascendancy; 6 The decline of the post-Norman empire; 7 The making of an English empire; 8 The remaking of an empire; 9 The Britannic melting pot; 10 The rise of ethnic politics; 11 Between the wars; 12 Withdrawal from empire.
- 13 Post-Imperial Britain: Post-Nationalist IrelandAfterword; Selected reading list; Index.