Collecting the interpretations of outstanding writers on the literature and history of modern Britain, this book deals with a rich variety of themes, some familiar, many unexpected, taking the reader on a highly engaging excursion through British life and intellectual biography. The scope includes not only the personalities, politics, and culture of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, but also the interaction of British and other societies throughout the world.

Three forces--dwindling British power, rising American influence, and nationalism in a variety of forms--have transformed Australia, New Zealand, and the adjacent islands since 1919. In this volume, some of the most distinguished scholars of the Pacific region assess these significant historical changes.

These essays deal with international relations, politics, changing social structures, and literature since World War I. The themes of the volume as a whole are social and humanistic; they concern the evolution of both a regional identity and separate national identities in the...

In 1958 a group of nationalist military officers overthrew the Iraqi monarchy and established a republican regime. This book assesses the social, political and economic consequences of that revolution, which led to the domination of the Ba'ath Party, and the tyranny of Saddam Hussein. The contributors are Hanna Batatu, Norman Daniel, William Roger Louis, Nicholas G. Thatcher, Frederick W. Axelgrad, Joe Stork, Rashid Khaldi, Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Peter Sluglett, Robert A. Fernea, Fodger Owen, Abdul-Salaam Yousif and Sami Zubaida.

Resplendent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis s stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws upon a distinguished array of writers and scholars historians, political scientists, journalists, novelists, biographers and English literature specialists to guide the reader through a fascinating labyrinth of British culture, history and politics. Together, they provide a unique insight into the pivotal themes political, literary and cultural which have shaped British state and society. The subjects covered include an assessment of Gordon at...