Eclipse of a Great Power
Modern Britain 1870-1992
2nd edition

By K. Robbins
Nov 1994
Pearson Education
ISBN: 0582096111
488 pages
$62.50 Paper original

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Contents
Editor's foreword.
Preface.
Preface to the second edition.
List of maps.
Part One, 1870-1901. Framework of events. Prologue.
Part Two, 1901-1931.Framework of events.
Part Three, 1931-1956. Framework of events.
Part Four, 1956-1975. Framework of events.
Part Five, 1976-1992. Framework of events.
Compendium of information.
Maps.
Bibliography.
Index.

Features
" Deals with politics, society, economy and culture, with regular `frameworks of events' to provide clear chronological underpinning for thematic chapters.
" The Second Edition includes a new section on Thatcherism - offering a balanced assessment.
" Examines the changing relationships between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland during the imperial and post-imperial phases, gives emphasis to the experiments and new directions attempted.
" Assesses the ambivalent relationship of this country with the European Community.

Review
'A concise, balanced account of the past hundred years of British history, and as such bids fair to become a standard work.'
Times Higher Educational Supplement

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