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Heritage eBook Series

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  • Imperial Economic Policy 1917-1939

    by Ian Drummond ...
    Series series Heritage
    This book offers a detailed account, based on primary source materials from Britain, Canada, and Australia, of the process by which the Empire settlement programme and the Ottawa Agreements were devised. It also traces the effects of both, placing them in the general contexts of British economic policy-making, imperial economic diplomacy and the contemporary concern with economic imperialism. Its ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

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  • Who Governs Britain?

    by Anthony King ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    'Jaw-dropping' Daily Telegraph'A timely examination of how the distribution of power has shifted' GuardianWhere does power lie in Britain today? Is our system of government still fit for purpose? A revelatory guide from the esteemed expert in British government and politicsThe British system has been radically transformed in recent decades, far more than most of us realize. As acclaimed political ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • This Great Calamity: The Great Irish Famine

    The Irish Famine 1845-52

    by Christime Kinealy ...
    The Great Famine of 1845-52 was the most decisive event in the history of modern Ireland. In a country of eight million people, the Famine caused the death of approximately one million, while a similar number were forced to emigrate. The Irish population fell to just over four million by the beginning of the twentieth century.Christine Kinealy's survey is long established as the most complete, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Au Revoir, Europe

    What if Britain left the EU?

    by David Charter ...
    Forty years ago, Britain joined the club of European nations. The idea was to guarantee peace and prosperity on the continent through 'ever closer union' following centuries of terrible wars. But after four decades of membership, costing the UK more than ?200 billion, public disenchantment with the European Union has never been so great. In Au Revoir, Europe David Charter, Europe Correspondent for ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Tory Governments Fall

    The Tory Party in Power Since 1783

    Edited by Anthony Seldon ...
    How Tory Governments Fall is a landmark study of the forces that shape – and ultimately destroy – political power. It assesses the factors that are common to the decline and fall of each Conservative administration in British history since the beginnings of the modern, party-based system.Each government is examined by the leading specialist of the political history of the period: Norman Gash on ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • State and Society

    A Social and Political History of Britain since 1870

    by Professor Martin Pugh ...
    As a vigorous interpretation of political and social developments in Britain since the late-Victorian era, State and Society is one of the most respected and widely-read introductions to modern British history. Martin Pugh explores as his central theme the relationship between the British state and its citizens with characteristic skill and insight.In this new fifth edition, Pugh brings his final ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • Roots

    The History How Britain Carved South Africa's Neo-Liberal Age, 1806-1996

    by Thembinkosi Lehloesa ...
    In Africa no European country has had an influence as Britain. The first tangible break in the development was achieved by the South African parliament in 1934. But already Britain had shaped and predetermined South Africas future. The country wanted no other than evolutionary change, and this theme informed all administrations. Deception was the name of the game as was the violation of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • A History of Zimbabwe

    by Alois S. Mlambo ...
    The first single-volume history of Zimbabwe with detailed coverage from pre-colonial times to the present, this book examines Zimbabwe's pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial social, economic and political history and relates historical factors and trends to recent developments in the country. Zimbabwe is a country with a rich history, dating from the early San hunter-gatherer societies. The ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Sinews of Power

    War, Money and the English State 1688-1783

    by John Brewer ...
    First published in 1989. `The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide audience.' American Historical Review. ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD

  • Catastrophe

    What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe?

    by Richard Bourne ...
    No one in 1980 could have guessed that Zimbabwe would become a failed state on such a monumental and tragic scale.In this incisive and revealing book, Richard Bourne shows how a country which had every prospect of success when it achieved a delayed independence in 1980 became a brutal police state with hyperinflation, collapsing life expectancy and abandonment by a third of its citizens less than ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • 50 Years On

    A Prejudiced History of Britain Since the War

    by Roy Hattersley ...
    In FIFTY YEARS ON, Roy Hattersley explores and explains the events which have shaped modern Britain. Combining acute analysis of domestic politics with a brilliant eye for the bigger picture, his 'prejudiced history' takes the reader from the high hopes of 1945 to the cynicism of end-of century Britain. Roy Hattersley focuses his attention on two particular features of post-war Britain: the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Scotland's Choices

    The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards

    by Iain McLean, Jim Gallagher, Guy Lodge ...
    Following the signing of the Edinburgh Agreement in October 2012, Scotland’s voters are promised a referendum on independence in autumn 2014. If they reject both options, the proposed changes from the Calman Commission’s review on Scottish Devolution will most likely be put in place. But what will happen after the referendum? How will Westminster and the rest of the UK respond? What would a ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD