The British Isles, 1901-1951

Author(s)

• Robbins, Keith

Bibliographic Information

The British Isles, 1901-1951

edited by Keith Robbins

（The short Oxford history of the British Isles / general editor, Paul Langford）

Oxford University Press, c2002

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780198731955

Description

The "British Isles" entered the 20th century as a single state, "Great Britain and Ireland", with a "British Empire" greater in extent and larger in population than the world had ever seen. The first 50 years saw vast change. At home, the separate path of Ireland became steadily more clear-cut. Abroad, the "Dominions" increasingly saw themselves and acted as independent entities and, with the withdrawal from the Indian sub-continent in 1947, the writing was on the wall for the British Empire/Commonwealth. Not unrelated to these changes was the major British involvement in two world wars. This volume presents a very different country in 1951 from what it had been in 1901. The chapters by different authors focus on politics, economics, society, wars, and foreign policy to emphasize the interconnectedness of all these developments. The expositions reflect on the "the British Way and Purpose" from different perspectives.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Halfway House - Isles and Empire over half a century
• 1. British Isles/British Empire: dual mandate/dual identity
• 2. Electing the governors/the governance of the elect
• 3. The British Way and Purpose
• 4. Being British: creeds and cultures
• 5. Unity and disunity: the price of victory
• 6. Declining advantage: the British economy
• 7. Riches, poverty, and progress
• Conclusion: decline and progress
• Further Reading
• Chronology
• Maps
• Index

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780198731962

Description

The 'British Isles' entered the twentieth century as a single state 'Great Britain and Ireland' with a 'British Empire' greater in extent and larger in population than the world had ever seen. The first fifty years of the new century saw vast change both at home and abroad, much of it the result of Britain's involvement in the two world wars. At home, the separate path of Ireland became steadily more clear-cut, whilst abroad, the 'Dominions' increasingly saw themselves and acted as independent entities. Finally, with the withdrawal from the Indian sub-continent in 1947, the writing was on the wall for the British Empire. Each chapter in this volume focuses on a specific aspect of the rapidly changing historical landscape of British history in this period: politics, economics, society, culture, the wars, and foreign policy, combining specialist attention to each area with an emphasis on their interconnectedness.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Halfway House - Isles and Empire over half a century
• 1. British Isles/British Empire: dual mandate/dual identity
• 2. Electing the governors/the governance of the elect
• 3. The British Way and Purpose
• 4. Being British: creeds and cultures
• 5. Unity and disunity: The price of victory
• 6. Declining advantage: The British economy
• 7. Riches, poverty, and progress
• Conclusion: decline and progress
• Further Reading
• Chronology
• Maps
• Index

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Details

• NCID: BA60169262
• ISBN:
  • 0198731957
  • 0198731965
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 285 p.
• Size: 23 cm.
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 941.082
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952
  • LCSH : Ireland -- History -- 20th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA48342517