Peoples of the British Isles

The new edition of The Peoples of the British Isles presents the history of the peoples of England Ireland Scotland and Wales from prehistoric times to the present. Through the frameworks of cultural intellectual and social history the authors examine the conflicts and commonalities among the people of these four nations. The book focuses throughout on the lives of real people-how they made a living how they organized their society and institutions how they related to each other and how they understood themselves and their world. <p/>This volume covers the period following the Revolution of 1688 through the build up to the First World War. Beginning with the formation of the British nation-state Heyck and Veldman follow the spread of English cultural influence and power to the Celtic peoples and beyond<br>