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Melbourne: F. W. Cheshire, 1966. Vol. 1, pp. xx, 204; Vol. 2, pp. xviii, 350; several illustrations, index to both vols.; "Contemporary Sources and Opinions in Modern British History is a work in two volumes, designed to make generally accessible a wide selection of fundamental source material for the study of English history from 1815 to 1966. It is a project that should prove valuable to all students of history, from those at the secondary school level to undergraduates, as it incorporates a number of unusual and thoughtful scholarly devices. Each chapter is introduced by a discussion of the theme and a summary is given of the main developments illustrated by the extracts; subheadings and explanatory comments link the extracts and enable the reader to study them independently of secondary source texts. The books thus become something rather more than solely works of reference. The General Introduction may be unique for a work of this kind. There is an introduction to the methodology of the historian and a guide to the evaluation and use of primary sources, information that many students will need. The authors have also provided a key to the conventions used in citing the sources: Parliamentary Acts, papers and debates, memoirs, newspapers and periodicals, commentaries, contemporary writings and treatises. It is hoped that this will encourage the student to seek for himself the original. The main subjects studied in this volume are as follows: VOLUME 1. A Nation in Transition faces the Perils of Peace 2. Toward Political Democracy 3. Free Trade and Protection 4. The Community and Public Health 5. Educating the Nation 6. Blessed are the Poor (from the Poor Laws to the Welfare State) Vol II ( due mid 1967 ) 7. working conditions and the Labour movement 8. Crime and Punishment 9. Britain and Ireland 10. The Rise and Decline of the British Empire 11. Britain and the World " The wrappers ahve small splits at the folds, and there is some rubbing across the face of vol I. Age toning of the edges of the pages. Essentially a very nice pair.. First Edition. Grey Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History -- Britain.