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  • Special Relationships

    People and Places

    by Asa Briggs ...
    The renowned English historian reflects on the meaningful personal relationships in his life, from his childhood and education to his professional career." Special Relationships exudes a larger-than-life bonhomie, recording the sheer enjoyment of a career that has embraced academic administration, educational policy-making and social activism as well as books." — Times Literary Supplement</str... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Victorian People

    A Reassessment of Persons and Themes, 1851–1867

    by Asa Briggs ...
    This text looks at the people, ideas and events between the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Second Reform Act of 1867. From "John Arthur Roebuck and the Crimean War", and "Samuel Smiles and the Gospel of Work" to "Thomas Hughes and the Public Schools" and "Benjanmin Disraeli and the Leap in the Dark", Asa Briggs provides an assessment of Victorian achievements; and in doing so conjures up an ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Poems of Asa Briggs

    Far Beyond The Pennine Way

    by Professor Lord Asa Briggs ...
    This is a book of 100 poems of great richness and variety. Indeed, it is genuinely a landmark book. It is an important literary and academic event in itself. Professor Lord Asa Briggs is one of the most important historians of Britain. He is world-renowned for his work in social history, culture, and communications. He has also been a national and international leader in education, and in life ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • A Social History of the Media

    by Peter Burke, Asa Briggs, Espen Ytreberg ...
    The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Additionally, an expanded introduction ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • The Age of Improvement, 1783-1867

    by Asa Briggs ...
    Series series Silver Library
    The Age of Improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing. Widely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and research. This second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by Lord Briggs amongst others, since its original publication. The book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Modern Europe, 1789-Present

    by Asa Briggs, Patricia Clavin ...
    Now covering the whole of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day, this major new edition has been completely revised and brought up-to-date. The approach embraces the whole continent from both national and regional perspectives, and combines political survey with grass roots 'people' history. Bringing this history vividly to life, the authors use a very broad range of sources ... Read more

    $83.99 USD

  • The History of Bethlem

    by Jonathan Andrews, Asa Briggs, Roy Porter, Penny Tucker, Keir Waddington ...
    Bethlem Hospital, popularly known as "Bedlam", is a unique institution. Now seven hundred and fifty years old, it has been continuously involved in the care of the mentally ill in London since at least the 1400s. As such it has a strong claim to be the oldest foundation in Europe with an unbroken history of sheltering and treating the mentally disturbed. During this time, Bethlem has transcended ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Toynbee Hall (Routledge Revivals)

    The First Hundred Years

    by Asa Briggs, Anne Macartney ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1984, Toynbee Hall, The First Hundred Years is not just a centenary study, but a personal contribution to the continuing history of Toynbee Hall, which is the Universities’ settlement in East London, and an institution that has inspired respect and affection. Its pioneering role as a residential community living and working in the heart of one of London’s most deprived areas has ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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    Introduction by Peter Ackroyd

    by Various ...
    In 1888, Whitechapel - at the heart of the inner East End - was the most (in)famous place in the country, widely imagined as a site of the blackest and deepest horror. Its streets and alleys were seen as violent and dangerous, overflowing with poverty and depravity. This book aims to uncover the reality of East End life. Sections look at slum housing, immigration, attitudes to women, poverty, ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 4, 1880 to the Present

    Edited by Thomas Bartlett ...
    Series series The Cambridge History of Ireland
    This final volume in the Cambridge History of Ireland covers the period from the 1880s to the present. Based on the most recent and innovative scholarship and research, the many contributions from experts in their field offer detailed and fresh perspectives on key areas of Irish social, economic, religious, political, demographic, institutional and cultural history. By situating the Irish story, ... Read more

    $45.09 USD

  • Rebel Footprints

    A Guide to Uncovering London's Radical History

    by David Rosenberg ...
    The radical response to conservative heritage tours and banal day-tripper guides, Rebel Footprints brings to life the history of social movements in the capital. Transporting readers from well-known landmarks to history-making hidden corners, David Rosenberg tells the story of protest and struggle in London from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.From the suffragettes to the ... Read more

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  • The BBC and national identity in Britain, 1922–53

    by Thomas Hajkowski ...
    Series series Studies in Popular Culture
    Examining the ways in which the BBC constructed and disseminated British national identity during the second quarter of the twentieth century, this book is the first study that focuses in a comprehensive way on how the BBC, through its radio programs, tried to represent what it meant to be British.The BBC and national identity in Britain offers a revision of histories of regional broadcasting in ... Read more

    $21.59 USD