Waterloo to the Common Market: 1815-the present (The Borzoi history of England ; v. 5)

by J.B. Conacher

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394317610
• ISBN13: 9780394317618
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Knopf : distributed by Random House
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Mixed, but very good overall.

This book, first published in 1975, is a history of Britain. Written as a textbook, it suffers from the same problem as many older books of that type: that is, it makes for rather dry reading. That said, though, it is a highly informative book, that contains an absolute wealth of information on its era. It covers politics and economics with considerable clarity, but gives very short shrift to religious happenings. Also, I highly appreciated that the author gave the birth and death years of almost every person discussed, which helps the reader view the happenings with an eye towards a generational understanding.Therefore, I must say that I liked this book a lot, but give it a somewhat guarded recommendation.