{"product_id":"britain-and-ireland-a-concise-history-paperback","title":"Britain and Ireland: A Concise History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJürgen Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritain and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the history of the two states - the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (Éire) - and four nations - the Irish, the Welsh, the Scottish and the English - from prehistory to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 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, austerity, devolution, the Scottish referendum and international relations with the US, Europe and the Commonwealth, ending with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by illustrations and information boxes, and with an increased selection of documents with questions to challenge students of British and Irish studies, the book presents not only the story of what happened in the British Isles, but its interdependence with Europe and the rest of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJürgen Kramer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of British Cultural Studies at the University of Dortmund. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCulture and Intercultural Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(1990), \u003cem\u003eBritish Cultural Studies \u003c\/em\u003e(1997) and \u003ci\u003eTaking Stock: 35 Essays from 35 Years of Studying English-Speaking Cultures \u003c\/i\u003e(2011). A collection of essays entitled \u003cem\u003eEmpire, Exile and the Exotic: Studies on Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad and the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is in preparation. He co-edited the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of British Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e (1994-2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740161970239,"sku":"9780367650322","price":101.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3b55fa6e1d2183d4fe04d44d293abcdf.webp?v=1765159115","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/britain-and-ireland-a-concise-history-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}