{"product_id":"9780340575345","title":"Britain's Century A Political and Social History, 1815-1905","description":"\u003ch3\u003eArnold History of Britain\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBritain's Century\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Political and Social History, 1815-1905\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eW. D. Rubinstein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth century was Britain's, in the sense that during the \u003cbr\u003eperiod she more closely approached the status of world hegemonic power \u003cbr\u003ethan ever before - or since. The workshop of the world and the homeland \u003cbr\u003eof the mind, Britain was an unchallenged industrial and manufacturing \u003cbr\u003epower, with undisputed control of the seas and the largest formal empire\u003cbr\u003e ever seen. She was also a place of refuge for liberal intelligentsia in\u003cbr\u003e flight from despotic and reactionary regimes elsewhere in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Looking at the historical evolution of the central political \u003cbr\u003einstitutions, and the social milieu surrounding them, this book helps to\u003cbr\u003e explain Britain's pre-eminence during the nineteenth century. The \u003cbr\u003e'political' history of the country from 1815 to 1905 - a substantial \u003cbr\u003epart of the book - provides the necessary foundation for a social \u003cbr\u003ehistory that focuses particularly on issues of demography, religion, \u003cbr\u003esocial class, and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eW.D. Rubinstein is a Professor at University of Wales, Aberystwyth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 October 1998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780340575345\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369717596300,"sku":"9780340575345","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_49e7ac6d-0885-4c2b-85cc-d2153e06be58.jpg?v=1783880261","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780340575345","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}