| Description |
1 online resource (244 pages) |
| Series |
Longman Companions To History |
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Longman companions to history.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Section I: Political history; 1. Political chronology; 2. The monarchy; Monarchs; Civil List; Genealogical chart; 3. Ministers; Prime Ministers; Chancellors of the Exchequer; Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs; Major ministerial resignations and dismissals; 4. Elections; Chronology of legislation; General elections, 1910-45; By-election swing by parliament; 5. Party politics; Conservative party; Labour party; Liberal party; 6. Other parties; British Fascists; British Socialist party (BSP) |
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British Union of Fascists (BUF)Common Wealth (CW); Communist party of Great Britain (CPGB); Imperial Fascist League (IFL); Independent Labour party (ILP); Irish Nationalist party; Liberal National party ('Simonites'); National Democratic party (NDP); National Labour party; National party; New party; Plaid Cymru (PC); Scottish National party (SNP); Sinn Fein; 7. Pressure groups; 8. Machinery of government; Chronology of legislation and principal events; Number of civil servants; 9. Local government; Chronology of legislation and principal events; Local councils under Labour control |
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Section II: Social history1. Population and migration; Chronology of legislation and principal events; United Kingdom population figures; Birth and death rates; Selected urban populations; Immigration and emigration: net migration balance; War casualties: civilian; War casualties: service personnel; 2. Education; Chronology of legislation and principal events; Expenditure; University education; 3. Health, social welfare and poverty; Chronology of legislation and principal events; Infant mortality; Number and causes of deaths; Health services; 4. Housing |
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Chronology of legislation and principal eventsAnnual average number of houses built; Types of tenure; 5. Gender and sexuality; Chronology of legislation and principal events; Female participation in labour force; Women in selected fields of employment; Women: union membership; 6. Crime and police; Chronology of legislation and major disturbances; Police: numbers; Crimes known to the police; Daily average prison population; 7. The news media; Chronology of principal events; National morning press: circulation; Number of newspapers; Cinema attendances; Radio audience; 8. Religion |
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Chronology of legislation and principal eventsArchbishops of Canterbury; Archbishops of Westminster (heads of the Roman Catholic Church); Estimated Roman Catholic population; Episcopal churches: communicants; Presbyterian churches: members and communicants; Methodist churches: members; Other Nonconformist churches: members; Section III: Economic history; 1. Trade; Chronology of legislation and principal events; Geographical distribution of total imports (value); Geographical distribution of total exports (value); Balance of visible trade (value); 2. Prices and wages |
| Summary |
In the momentous period -- barely 30 years -- covered by this systematic reference/guide, the Edwardian world was transformed unrecognisably, through war, technological progress and social change, into the Nuclear Age. It saw the coming of mass democracy, the apogee of empire, the Depression, the threat of fascism, the development of suburban society, and, as yet scarcely understood, the end of Britain''s international hegemony. Andrew Thorpe''s superb contribution to the Companions series illuminates all this and much else. It will be indispensable to anyone interested in the history and poli |
| Notes |
Chronology of legislation and principal events |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 25, 2021) |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056824
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315845302 |
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9781317897477 |
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1317897471 |
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9781317897460 |
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1317897463 |
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131584530X |
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