{"product_id":"the-shaping-of-modern-britain-by-eric-evans-9781408225646","title":"The Shaping of Modern Britain","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this wide-ranging history of modern Britain, Eric Evans surveys every aspect of the period in which Britain was transformed into the world's first industrial power. By the end of the nineteenth century, Britain was still ruled by wealthy landowners, but the world over which they presided had been utterly transformed. It was an era of revolutionary change unparalleled in Britain — yet that change was achieved without political revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging across the developing empire, and dealing with such central institutions as the church, education, health, finance, and rural and urban life, \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e provides an unparalleled account of Britain's rise to superpower status. Particular attention is given to the Great Reform Act of 1832, and the implications of the 1867 Reform Act are assessed. The book discusses:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe growing role of the central state in domestic policy making\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe emergence of the Labour party\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe Great Depression\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe acquisition of a vast territorial empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComprehensive, informed, and engagingly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable introduction for students of this key period of British history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933337141484,"sku":"9781408225646","price":98.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781408225646-the-shaping-of-modern-britain.jpg?v=1783867585","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shaping-of-modern-britain-by-eric-evans-9781408225646","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}