1. Introduction to Britain in 1867 -- 2. The Gladstonian Liberal Party 1868-95 -- 3. The Conservative Party 1868-1905: the regaining of power -- 4. Ireland 1868-1922: province or nation -- 5. Britain and the world 1867-1905: the onset of decline -- 6. The Liberal Party after Gladstone: recovery, triumph and death 1895-1935 -- 7. The rise of Labour 1867-1940 -- 8. British foreign policy 1905-1945: the German Question -- 9. Britain between the wars -- 10. The Conservative Party of the Chamberlains 1906-40 -- 11. Socialist Britain 1940-51: the home front -- 12. Consensus Britain 1951-79 -- 13. Thatcher's Britain -- one hundred and twenty years on: 1979-90 -- 14. Towards the new Millenium: Britain 1990-2001
Summary
Tackling broad themes and offering a fresh view of British history, this book sets politics within the wider cultural, economic and social contexts. It is a thought-provoking text which bridges the gap between A-level and higher education
