Description
This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern British history from the death of Queen Anne to the end of the 1990s. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History has been extended to include a fully-revised bibliography (reflecting the wealth of newly published material in recent years), the new statistics on social and economic history and an expanded glossary of terms. The political chronologies have been revised to include the electoral defeat of John Major and the record of New Labour in office. Designed for the student and general reader, this highly-successful handbook provides a wealth of varied data within the confines of a single volume.
Table of Contents
Section 1 Political History; Chapter 1 Political Chronology; Chapter 2 British Monarchs, 1702–2001; Chapter 3 Genealogical Charts; Chapter 4 Lists of Principal Ministers; Chapter 5 Parliamentary Reform; Chapter 6 Elections and Party Politics; Chapter 7 Other Parties; Section 2 Social and Religious History; Chapter 8 Population; Chapter 9 Education; Chapter 10 Social Reform; Chapter 11 Housing; Chapter 12 Environment; Chapter 13 Women, Society and Sexuality; Chapter 14 Press and Broadcasting; Chapter 15 Crime and Police; Chapter 16 Local Government; Chapter 17 Occupations and Social Structure; Chapter 18 Labour; Chapter 19 Religion; Section 3 Economic History; Chapter 20 Agriculture; Chapter 21 Trade; Chapter 22 Prices and Wages; Chapter 23 Production; Chapter 24 Finance; Chapter 25 Unemployment; Chapter 26 Transport; Section 4 Foreign Affairs and Defence; Chapter 27 Military and Naval; Chapter 28 Treaties; Chapter 29 Ireland; Chapter 30 Imperial; Chapter 31 Europe;
