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  • Titanic 100th Anniversary Edition

    A Night Remembered

    by Stephanie Barczewski ...
    In a night of unforgettable tragedy, the world's most famous liner struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank. Over 1500 people died. Whose fault it was, and how the passengers and crew reacted, has been the subject of continuing dispute over the 100 years since the disaster. This is an account of Titanic's tragic maiden voyage which also focuses on some of those who died: among them Titanic's ... Read more

    $50.79 CAD

  • How the Country House Became English

    by Stephanie Barczewski ...
    Country houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style but because they appear to embody national values of continuity and insularity. The histories of country houses and England, however, have featured episodes of violence and disruption, so how did country houses come to represent one version of English history, when in reality they ... Read more

    $39.89 CAD

  • Britain since 1688

    A Nation in the World

    by Stephanie Barczewski, John Eglin, Stephen Heathorn, Michael Silvestri, Michelle Tusan ...
    Now in its second edition, Britain since 1688 is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to British History from 1688 to the present day that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.Chronological in structure yet thematic in approach, the book guides the reader through major events in British history from the Glorious Revolution of 1688, offering extensive coverage of the British Empire and ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Heroic Failure and the British

    by Stephanie Barczewski ...
    From the Charge of the Light Brigade to Scott of the Antarctic and beyond, it seems as if glorious disaster and valiant defeat have been essential aspects of the British national character for the past two centuries. In this fascinating book, historian Stephanie Barczewski argues that Britain’s embrace of heroic failure initially helped to gloss over the moral ambiguities of imperial expansion. ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The MacKenzie Moment and Imperial History

    Essays in Honour of John M. MacKenzie

    Edited by Stephanie Barczewski, Martin Farr ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book celebrates the career of the eminent historian of the British Empire John M. MacKenzie, who pioneered the examination of the impact of the Empire on metropolitan culture. It is structured around three areas: the cultural impact of empire, 'Four-Nations' history, and global and transnational perspectives. These essays demonstrate MacKenzie’s influence but also interrogate his legacy for ... Read more

    $102.49 CAD

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  • The English and Their History

    by Robert Tombs ...
    A New York Times 2016 Notable BookRobert Tombs’s momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever ... Read more

    Was $19.99 CAD Now $15.99 CAD

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  • A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021

    From World Power to ?

    by Jeremy Black ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern BritainThis revised and updated fourth and final volume in the concise Brief History of Britain series begins in the specially-constructed Crystal Palace, three times the length of ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Nineteenth-Century Britain

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Colin Matthew, Christopher Harvie ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Britain is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change and an even more remarkable political stability. Britain in 1789 was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half Celtic. By 1914, ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Victorious Century

    The United Kingdom, 1800-1906

    by David Cannadine ...
    A sweeping history of nineteenth-century Britain by one of the world's most respected historians."An evocative account . . .[Cannadine] tells his own story persuasively and exceedingly well.” —The Wall Street JournalTo live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing and unprecedented series of changes. Cities grew vast; there were revolutions in transportation, communication, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present

    by James Vernon ...
    Series Book 4 - Cambridge History of Britain
    This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. James Vernon's distinctive history is weaved around an account of the rise, fall and reinvention of liberal ideas of how markets, governments and empires should work. The history takes seriously the different experiences within the British Isles and the British Empire, and offers ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Aspects of British Political History 1815-1914

    by Stephen J. Lee ...
    Aspects of British History, 1815-1914 addresses the major issues of this much-studied period in a clear and digestible form.* Introduces a fresh feel to long-studied topics* Consolidates a grest deal of recent research* Carefully organised to reflect the way teachers tackle this course* Written by and experienced and renowned textbook author* Illustrated with helpful maps and photographs ... Read more

    Was $81.99 CAD Now $72.82 CAD

  • Britain and Empire, 1880-1945

    by Dane Kennedy ...
    Series series Seminar Studies
    Britain and Empire, 1880-1945 traces the relationship between Britain and its empire during a period when the two spheres intersected with one another to an unprecedented degree. The story starts with the imperial expansion of the late nineteenth century and ends with the Second World War, at the end of which Britain was on the brink of decolonisation.The author shows how empire came to figure ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD