The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain

Announcing!

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
New Edition
Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan
704 pages | 268 black and white halftones and 25 colour plates | 246x189mm
978-0-19-954475-2 | Paperback | 12 March 2009
Price: £18.99

A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in every period, and the wider social context of political and economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of continuity down the centuries, the authors bring out that special awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of British society. By relating both these factors in the British experience, and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past, and the foundations of modern British society.

The new edition, the first for almost twenty years, brings the story into the twenty-first century, covering the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.

Readership: All those interested in the history of Britain and the British Isles, from Roman times to the 21st century

Oxford University Press