A History of the British Isles
Jeremy Black has written a vigorous and fascinating narrative of a group of rather desolate offshore islands and their remarkable impact upon the rest of the world. From the earliest pre-history to the 1990s, this stirring account describes the astonishin
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Published A History of the British Isles Jeremy Black A History of China JA. G. Roberts A History of the United States Philip Jenkins
Forthcoming A History of Denmark Knud Jespersen A History of France Malcolm Crook A History of Ireland Michael Cronin A History of Israel Ahron Bregman A History of Italy Philip Morgan A History of Japan Marie Conte-Helm A History of Russia Roger Bartlett A History of Scotland Allan Macinnes A History of Spain Simon Barton
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A History of the British Isles Jeremy Black Professor of History at the University of Exeter
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ISBN 978-0-333-66282-3 ISBN 978-1-349-26006-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-26006-5 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 9 8 7 6 06 05 04 03 02 01
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