Nineteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introductionby Harvie, Christopher T. and Matthew, H. C. G.Format: PaperbackPublisher: Oxford Univ Pr Date of publication: 2005-08-11 Shipped From: US (10-14 days) RRP: €9.19 Price: €8.42 You Save: €0.77 Free Delivery Worldwide Description: The nineteenth century was a time of massive growth for Britain. In 1800 it was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half-Celtic. A century later it was largely urban and English. The effects of the Industrial Revolution caused cities to swell enormously. London, for example, grew from about 1 million people to over 6 million. Abroad, the British Empire was reaching its apex, while at home the world came to marvel at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with its crowning achievement--the Crystal Palace. Historians Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew present a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the social, economic, and political events that marked the era on which many believed the sun would never set. In-Stock: 1 Weight: 184g Subject Keywords: Humanities,History,Archaeology ISBN: 9780192853981 Genre: History & Archaeology (Historical) |
