Britain and Ireland - 2nd Edition

Name: Britain and Ireland - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Britain and IrelandA Concise History\nAuthor(s): Jrgen Kramer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367650339, 978-0367650339\nSynopsis\nBritain and Ireland recounts the history of the two states the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (ire) and four nations the Irish, the Welsh, the Scottish and the English from prehistory to the present.\n\nChapters are organised chronologically starting in 4000 BCE, coming through the Roman occupation, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the formation of the British Empire. Coming up to the present day, this new edition has expanded material on post-1800 Irish history, with particular emphasis on the Famine, Home Rule, the Irish Civil War, partition, the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement and the Brexit fallout. Later chapters also have increased emphasis on national developments including Thatcherism, Blairism, monarchy,.