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Preface |
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Part I The Decline of Victorian Britain, 1870-1914 |
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Troubles in Economy and Society, 1970-1914 |
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3 | (20) |
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The Late-Victorian Economy, 1870-1900 |
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4 | (5) |
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Edwardian False Dawn, 1900-1914 |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (5) |
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Working- Class Culture, l870-1914 |
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15 | (6) |
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21 | (2) |
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Crisis of Confidence 1870-1914 |
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23 | (20) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (6) |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (3) |
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41 | (2) |
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Revival on the ``Celtic Fringe'' |
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43 | (18) |
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Wales: Industry, Nonconformity, and Nationalism |
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43 | (4) |
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Scotland: Industry, Liberalism, and Identity |
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47 | (2) |
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Ireland: From the Famine to the Home Rule Movement |
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49 | (5) |
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Ireland: From Home Rule to Cultural Renaissance |
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54 | (3) |
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Ireland: Cultural Renaissance to the Brink of Civil War |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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Politics and the State, 1867-1914 |
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61 | (24) |
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The 1867 Reform Act and the Structure of Politics |
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61 | (5) |
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66 | (4) |
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Home Rule and British Politics |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (3) |
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Triumphs and Trials of Liberalism, 1906-1914 |
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75 | (7) |
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82 | (3) |
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Empire and Diplomacy In the Age of Imperialism 1870-1914 |
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85 | (22) |
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Great Power Rivalries in the Late Nineteenth Century |
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85 | (2) |
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British Power and Interests in the Late Nineteenth Century |
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87 | (3) |
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Imperial Expansion, 1870-1900 |
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90 | (6) |
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96 | (3) |
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99 | (2) |
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The Drift into War, 1905-1914 |
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101 | (4) |
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105 | (2) |
Part II An Age of Total War, 1914-1945 |
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107 | (108) |
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109 | (24) |
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The Course of War, 1914-1916 |
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110 | (4) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (2) |
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The war and the Celtic Countries: Ireland Leaves the Union, 1914-1923 |
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133 | (16) |
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The Impact of the Great War on Scotland and Wales |
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133 | (3) |
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Ireland and the Great War, 1914-1916 |
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136 | (1) |
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The Easter Rebellion, 1916 |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (2) |
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Civil War with Britain and the Treaty of 1921 |
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141 | (2) |
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Civil War in Ireland, 1922-1923 |
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143 | (2) |
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Epilogue: Ireland, 1921-1939 |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (2) |
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Economy, Society, and Culture Between the wars, 1919-139 |
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149 | (22) |
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The British Economy Between the Wars |
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149 | (5) |
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154 | (5) |
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Trade Unions, Class Conflict, and the General Strike of 1926 |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (2) |
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Politics, Power, the Coming of War,1919-1939 |
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171 | (22) |
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The Structure of Politics and Government |
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171 | (5) |
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The Lloyd George Government, 1918-1922 |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (5) |
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British Power and Interests Between the Wars |
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183 | (5) |
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Chamberlain and the Coming of War 1937-1939 |
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188 | (4) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (22) |
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Standing Alone, September 1939 to June 1941 |
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193 | (7) |
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The Turn of the Tide, June 1941 to January 1943 |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (4) |
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Victory, January 1943 to August 1945 |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (3) |
Part III Britain in the Postwar World, 1945-1990 |
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215 | (108) |
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Welfare, Affluence and Consensus, 1945-1970 |
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217 | (24) |
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Building the Welfare State,1941- 1951 |
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217 | (7) |
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The Economy from Austerity to Affluence, 1945-1970 |
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224 | (4) |
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228 | (6) |
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The Culture of Austerity and Affluence |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (3) |
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Illusions of Power: Politics and Foreign Relations, 1945-1970 |
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241 | (24) |
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The Structure of Government and Politics |
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241 | (4) |
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Decline of the Labour Government, 1945-1951 |
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245 | (6) |
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The Tory Years, l951-1964 |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (4) |
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Labour's Recovery and Fall 1964-1970 |
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258 | (4) |
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The General Election of 1970 |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (2) |
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Economic Decline, Nationality, and Devolution: The Celtic Countries 1945-1980 |
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265 | (20) |
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265 | (4) |
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269 | (4) |
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273 | (2) |
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Northern Ireland: The Tragic Province Under the Stormont Regime |
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275 | (5) |
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Northern Ireland Under Direct Rule, 1972-1989 |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (2) |
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Thatcher's Britain 1970-1990 |
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285 | (24) |
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Economic Troubles and Industrial Strife in the 1970s |
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285 | (1) |
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The Heath Government, 1970-1974 |
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286 | (4) |
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The Labour Governments, 1974-1979 |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (4) |
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The Falklands War April-June 1982 |
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296 | (3) |
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Reelection and the Second Term, 1983-1989 |
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299 | (2) |
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Thatcher's Fall, 1987-1990 |
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301 | (2) |
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Thatcher's Britain, the 1980s |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (3) |
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Britain from the 1990s to the Millennium |
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309 | (14) |
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The Troubled Times of John Major, 1990-1997 |
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309 | (3) |
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Tony Blair and the Rise of ``New Labour'' |
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312 | (4) |
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Britain, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 |
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316 | (4) |
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At the Millennium: ``Cool Britannia'' or The End of Britain? |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (1) |
Appendixes |
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323 | (6) |
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A Kings and Queens of Great Britain, 1870-1991 |
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323 | (2) |
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B Chief Cabinet Ministers, 1868-1990 |
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325 | (4) |
Index |
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