Modern British History

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at Exeter University. He is the author of over 30 books published by Macmillan, the latest of which include European Warfare 1453-1815 and From Louis XIV to Napoleon: the fate of a great power.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChronologyVictorian BritainThe Condition of the PeopleThe Condition of the CountryTechnology, Science and the World of GoodsGetting Around: People, Messages and ImagesSocial StructuresBeliefs and IdeologiesDemocratisation and the ConstitutionPolitics: pre-1945Politics: post-1945Economic WorldsThe Parts of the British IslesBritain and the Outside World: PoliticalBritain and the Outside World: Social, Economic, CulturalCultural WorldsPostscript: Into the Twenty-First CenturyGlossaryBibliographyIndex.