{"product_id":"sources-and-debates-in-modern-british-history-1714-to-the-present-paperback","title":"Sources and Debates in Modern British History: 1714 to the Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllis Wasson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to complement the author's \u003ci\u003eA History of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection of primary sources illuminates and augments the study of modern Britain with coverage of political, imperial, and economic history as well as class and cultural issues \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a broad range of documents, in a well-structured and easy-to-use format, including important, well-known documents and lesser-known excerpts from memoirs and private correspondence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides up-to-date, balanced coverage of political, imperial, social, economic, and cultural history with over 180 documents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thorough rendering of social class and national identity, including coverage of changes in British society over the last 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for each document, as well as lists of historical debates and extensive bibliographies of both on-line and traditional sources for students' further research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSources and Debates in Modern British History\u003c\/i\u003e is a sourcebook designed for undergraduate students taking survey courses in the modern period. The collection illuminates and extends the reader's understanding of the themes at the heart of Britain's transformation over the course of the last three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is arranged in three chronological parts and includes over 180 sources. Each document is introduced with a brief contextual headnote and a list of discussion questions. A selection of \"counterfactual\" questions is also provided, as well as an extensive bibliography. Each chapter identifies and provides background information about important historical debates, which introduce students to historiography and illustrate how historians actually work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllis Wasson\u003c\/b\u003e earned his PhD in British history at Cambridge and teaches at Tower Hill School in Wilmington and the University of Delaware. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhig Renaissance: Lord Althorp and the Whig Party 1782-1845\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eBorn to Rule: British Political Elites\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and \u003ci\u003eAristocracy and the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and has published numerous articles on the history of British politics and European landed society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52624296509747,"sku":"9781444333725","price":113.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TGE5SGRabU1vYmx5RkUxNHRpdXJTZz09.webp?v=1762001863","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/sources-and-debates-in-modern-british-history-1714-to-the-present-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}