{"product_id":"9781118869017","title":"A History of Modern Britain 1714 to the Present","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA History of Modern Britain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1714 to the Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEllis Wasson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 19th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, \u003ci\u003eA History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces Britain in a global context, charting the rise and fall of the British empire and the influence of imperialism on the social, economic, and political developments of the home country\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes revised sections on imperialism and the industrial revolution that have been updated to reflect recent scholarship, a more reflective view on New Labour since its demise, and an all new section on the performance of the Conservative – Lib\/Dem coalition that came into office in 2010\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures illustrations, maps, an up-to-date bibliography, a full list of Prime Ministers, a genealogy of the royal family, and a comprehensive glossary explaining uniquely British terms, acronyms, and famous figures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpans topics as diverse as the slave trade, the novels of Charles Dickens, the Irish Potato Famine, the legalization of homosexuality, coalmines in South Wales, Antarctic exploration, and the invention of the computer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive reference to historiography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELLIS WASSON\u003c\/b\u003e is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eAristocracy and the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eBorn to Rule: British Political Elites\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and he has published more than two dozen articles on the history of British politics and European landed society in scholarly journals.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 February 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118869017\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\u003e464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380057763980,"sku":"9781118869017","price":50.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118869017_26df26b1-2f28-430e-a93b-6c02cc8083c0.jpg?v=1780108485","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118869017","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}