MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - FREE/BARGAIN — Non-Fiction

Little.Egret · 03-27-2019, 07:58 PM

Endeavour, free

Edwardian England, 1901-15: Society and Politics by Donald Read

First published in 1972 by The History Book Club.

In many spheres the Edwardian era was the culmination of British power and influence from its nineteenth century growth. Yet it also witnessed the beginnings of the decline which was accelerated through the twentieth century. Abroad, the British Empire reached its zenith during the Edwardian years but the military challenge of Germany was growing stronger. At home, the apparently dominant Liberal and Conservative parties were being threatened by a new political force in the Socialists.

Many misconceptions about the period, social, economic, political, and diplomatic have gained currency. At one extreme, it has been seen as a Golden age, shattered by the sudden impact of war in 1914; at the other extreme, it has been portrayed as an age of crisis, its society already collapsing under pressure of internal problems.

This survey presents a vivid portrait of the turmoil and vibrance of British society at the beginning of the twentieth century and suggests ways in which the history of this period has shaped the subsequent development of Britain through the century.

Donald Read (1930 – 1 October 2018) was a British historian and emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Kent

https://www.amazon.com/Edwardian-Eng...dp/B07MXK65GT/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edwardian-E...dp/B07MXK65GT/

https://www.amazon.ca/Edwardian-Engl...dp/B07MXK65GT/

03-27-2019, 07:58 PM	#1490
Little.Egret Wizard Posts: 3,168 Karma: 37800000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Fire 2, NOOK ST, Kindle HDX, Fire 7"	Endeavour, free Edwardian England, 1901-15: Society and Politics by Donald Read First published in 1972 by The History Book Club. In many spheres the Edwardian era was the culmination of British power and influence from its nineteenth century growth. Yet it also witnessed the beginnings of the decline which was accelerated through the twentieth century. Abroad, the British Empire reached its zenith during the Edwardian years but the military challenge of Germany was growing stronger. At home, the apparently dominant Liberal and Conservative parties were being threatened by a new political force in the Socialists. Many misconceptions about the period, social, economic, political, and diplomatic have gained currency. At one extreme, it has been seen as a Golden age, shattered by the sudden impact of war in 1914; at the other extreme, it has been portrayed as an age of crisis, its society already collapsing under pressure of internal problems. This survey presents a vivid portrait of the turmoil and vibrance of British society at the beginning of the twentieth century and suggests ways in which the history of this period has shaped the subsequent development of Britain through the century. Donald Read (1930 – 1 October 2018) was a British historian and emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Kent https://www.amazon.com/Edwardian-Eng...dp/B07MXK65GT/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edwardian-E...dp/B07MXK65GT/ https://www.amazon.ca/Edwardian-Engl...dp/B07MXK65GT/