Product Description

Each volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the period it covers. Although the emphasis is clearly on political history, the major issues affecting the economy, society, religion, culture and ideas are also given appropriate treatment. Sufficient detail is included to ensure that a sound basic knowledge and understanding is acquired.

This title assesses the main themes of modern British history. Issues such as politics, social and economic trends and foreign affairs are analysed and explained through accessible narrative, carefully structured activities and a variety of primary sources and document extracts. Each chatper offers an introductory analysis of various issues and forms part of a progressive study of the period.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #182575 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
A detailed analysis of the period post 1900. Very comprehensible and readable. New themes are developed in an informative manner. I enjoyed reading the text. (A Regan, South Devon College )

About the Author
Michael Lynch is an extremely experienced and successful author of History textbooks, and has written and edited many books in the Access to History series. He lives in Leicestershire.

Customer Reviews

Great reading and an excellent overview of the period
First of all, this book is comprehensive and great for dipping into whilst writing an essay - to find the facts you need - as it proceeds in chronological order, having a section for each of the governments in the period.

The book is also great for just dipping into anytime, as Lynch's prose is brief, lucid, and clear. Unusually for a history book, it's actually quite interesting reading. Uncommon terms are put in bold text and explained in the margin, saving you from having to look them up. The book also holds the reader's attention by including relevant but interesting - sometimes amusing - quotes or facts.

If you're buying the book for exam revision, the end of each chapter contains advice on answering both source- and essay-based questions on the period dealt with in the chapter, as well as some sample questions and a list of books for further reading. However, these are quite brief, and this book isn't for you if you're looking for exam practice.

But then again, success in history exams depend upon your knowledge of the facts, and this book will definitely give you the facts without boring you to death in the process. I am yet to find a better overview of the period.

Clear but *very* basic
As an introductory text for AS level History, this well-presented book has some value. It is clear and contains some relevant tasks. But it must be backed up by considerably more detailed texts, as it provides nothing but the barest skeleton of events and interpretation