McDonough takes a broad approach which brings social, economic and strategic factors together with a detailed analysis of Chamberlain's policy, allowing students to explore questions of continuity and change more clearly.
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Tato série se ponoří do alternativních časových os a přepisuje klíčové momenty historie, jak je známe. Zkoumá, jak by se svět vyvíjel, kdyby se události odehrály jinak, a nabízí fascinující pohled na lidský pokrok a jeho dilemata. Je to výzva pro naši představivost a pochopení minulosti, přítomnosti i budoucnosti. Fanoušci historických spekulací a odvážných myšlenek si tuto sérii zamilují.
Examines the reasons for the General Strike and its significance for British society, focusing on events such as "Black Friday" and on the constitutional issues raised. The book argues that the strike was inevitable but asserts that it was not the disaster that it is often presented as being.
Examines immigration, ethnicity and racism in Britain from 1815 to 1945. This book tackles four themes: why so many immigrants made their way to Britain during that time; the geographical, gender and economic divisions of newcomers; ethnicity; and the reactions of the British to the newcomers.
Examining the nature of the first regime to have effective control of the British Isles and the impact it had on England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and on Britain's international reputation, this study views the Cromwellian period as one of acheivement rather than merely a reactionary regime.