| "Professors Heyck and Lehmberg
are to be congratulated, and thanked. Their three volumes constitute
the best value in British history textbooks currently available. They
are as up-to-date in their attention to the Celtic experience of British
history as in that of the English. And the level of coverage they provide
makes them equally serviceable as principal texts in introductory-level
surveys or as supporting texts for upper-level courses."
— Simon Devereaux, University of Queensland
"No one else covers as much ground in such a thoroughly
readable manner. I will certainly use them."
— Lynn Schibeci, University of New Mexico
THE PEOPLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES: A New History
Volume II: .From 1688 to 1870
Second Edition
Thomas William Heyck, Northwestern University
In three concise volumes, The Peoples of the British Isles: A New
History presents the history of all of the people of the British
Isles — 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, contrasts, and
commonalities among four different peoples and their cultures while
recognizing that people of all social levels, women as well as men,
deserve the attention of students of history.
Volume II deals with the British Isles during the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. Major themes addressed include:
- Formation of the British nation-state
- Spread of English cultural influence and political power and the
consequent resistances and accommodations by the Celtic peoples
- Industrialization and shift from a culture of custom to one based
on contract
- Development of class identities and a class society
- Expansion of British power and influence
- Emergence and maturation of Victorianism
Features
- Compact, three volume format convenient for survey courses in semester
or quarter system; other books also use two volumes to cover 1688
to present
- An interesting read – discussions of how people lived day to
day in addition to discussions of larger political movements
- Emphasizes story of all classes and both genders
- Full and fair treatment to the Celtic countries of the British Isles
and their interactions and conflicts with England
- Includes cultural history, examples of pertinent art and architecture
(see discussion of eighteenth century visual arts pp. 94–96 or
of Victorian painting pp. 309–311), poetry, and literature (see
discussion of eighteenth century literature pp. 89–91 or women
writers of the Victorian period p. 308)
- Suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter includes
current scholarship
About the Author
Thomas William Heyck (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) is Professor
of History at Northwestern University. The author of four books and
numerous articles, Heyck has also written The Transformation of Intellectual
Life in Victorian England.
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Part I The Age of the Landed Oligarchy, 1688–1763
1 The Lands and Peoples of the British Isles at the End of the Seventeenth
Century
2 The Revolution of 1688 and the Revolution Settlement
3 Society and Economy in England, 1715–1763
4 Political Structure and Politics in England, 1715–1760
5 High Culture and Popular Culture in Eighteenth-Century England
6 Scotland in the Eighteenth Century
7 The Expansion of British Power, 1715–1763
Part II The Age of Revolutions, 1763–1815
8 The Crisis of Empire, 1763–1783
9 The Rise of the Protestant Nation in Ireland
10 The Triple Revolution, 1760–1815
11 The War Against the French Revolution, 1789–1815
12 Intellectual and Spiritual Revolutions, 1780–1815
Part III The Rise of Victorian Society, 1815–1870
13 Class Society, 1815–1850
14 Politics and the State, 1815–1850
15 Ireland from the Union to the Famine
16 Mid-Victorian Society and Culture, 1850–1870
17 The Overflow of Power–British: .Empire
and Foreign Policy, 1815–1870
Appendixes
Index
2002, Paper, 384 Pages, ISBN 978-0-925065-55-1, Price $45.95
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