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Clare, John D., ed. Industrial Revolution. Harcourt Brace, 1994. For readers in grades 4 to 8. Flint, David. Great Britain. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996. For readers in grades 5 to 8. Fuller, Barbara. Britain. Marshall Cavendish, 1994. For readers in grades 4 to 6. Green, Robert. Queen Elizabeth II. Franklin Watts, 1997. For readers in grades 4 to 6. Smith, Nigel. The Houses of Parliament. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1997. For readers in grades 4 to 6. Adams, Robert McCormick. Paths of Fire: An Anthropologist's Inquiry into Western Technology. Princeton University Press, 1996. Discussion of the development of technology, from earliest times to the present day. Ashton, T. S. The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830. Reprint, Oxford University Press, 1999. A classic account, first published in 1948. Olson, James Stuart. Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in America. Greenwood, 2001. Essential reference to inventions and developments that changed American society. Pursell, Carroll W. The Machine in America: A Social History of Technology. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. The impact of technology in America. Stearns, Peter N. The Industrial Revolution in World History. 2nd ed. Westview, 1998. Covers the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the world's major societies. Holt, James C. Magna Carta. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Originally published in 1965, this comprehensive study puts English politics in context. Pallister, Anne. Magna Charta: The Heritage of Liberty. Oxford University Press, 1971. An interpretive study that traces the popular myths, realities, and political uses of the famous document. Swindler, William F. Magna Carta: Legend and Legacy. Bobbs, 1965. History, significance, and text, with commentary on each clause. Cornish, Joe. The Countryside of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Abrams, 1998. Includes stunning photographs of the countryside. Dillon, Martin. God and the Gun: The Church and Irish Terrorism. Routledge, 1998. An examination of the role of religion in the conflict in Northern Ireland. Elliott, Sydney, and William D. Flackes, eds. Conflict in Northern Ireland: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO , 1999. A thorough guide to 30 years of conflict, covering 1968 to 1999. Gaffikin, Frank. Northern Ireland: The Thatcher Years. Zed, 1990. Analysis of British policy toward Ulster in the 1980s. Hennesey, Thomas. A History of Northern Ireland. St. Martin's, 2000. An evenhanded history of the Protestant-dominated countryside and its Catholic minority. Holland, Jack. Hope Against History: The Course of Conflict in Northern Ireland. Holt, 1999. A concise historical overview. Mitchell, George J. Making Peace. Knopf, 1999. Discusses the diplomatic efforts aimed at bringing peace to Northern Ireland. O'Malley, Padraig. Biting at the Grave: The Irish Hunger Strikes and the Politics of Despair. Beacon, 1990. Political prisoners in Northern Ireland. Pringle, Peter, and Philip Jacobson. Those Are Real Bullets: Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972. Grove Atlantic, 2000. A vivid account of Bloody Sunday, which was a turning point in the conflict in Northern Ireland. Black, Jeremy. A History of the British Isles. St. Martin's, 1996. Examines the history of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Cannon, John, ed. The Oxford Companion to British History. Oxford University Press, 1998. Dictionary of British history. Churchill, Winston S. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Dodd, 1956-1958, 1983. Massive history of England, America, and the British Commonwealth from Roman times to death of Queen Victoria. Davies, Norman. The Isles: A History. Oxford University Press, 1999. A history of Great Britain, with particular focus on its various peoples. Gardiner, Juliet, and Neil Wenborn, eds. The Columbia Companion to British History. Columbia University Press, 1997. Entries on topics relating to political, constitutional, social, economic, religious, military, naval, legal, and cultural history in Britain. Leventhal, F. M., ed. Twentieth-Century Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1995. A century of important events in Britain covered in 600 entries. Morgan, Kenneth O. The Oxford History of Britain. Rev. ed. Oxford University Press, 1999. Traces the history of the British Isles from earliest times to the present. Morrill, John, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain. Oxford University Press, 1996. Collection of essays examining 16th- and 17th-century Britain. Moynahan, Brian. The British Century: A Photographic History of the Last Hundred Years. Random House, 1997. Examines events in 20th-century Britain. Palmer, Alan Warwick. Dictionary of the British Empire and Commonwealth. Trafalgar Square, 1996. Reprint Diane Publishing, 2001. Entries include Commonwealth members, government departments, wars, and conflicts. Panton, Kenneth J., and Keith A. Cowlard. Historical Dictionary of the United Kingdom. 2 vols. Scarecrow, 1997-1998. Provides an overview of the regions of the United Kingdom. Salway, Peter. The Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain. Oxford University Press, 1994. How more than 500 years of Roman rule influenced Britain. Schama, Simon. A History of Britain. Hyperion, 2000. Based on the popular History Channel miniseries, this work surveys 1,500 years of Britain's history. Treasure, Geoffrey, ed. Who's Who in British History: Beginnings to 1901. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998. Biographical dictionary of about 1,700 people. Trevelyan, G. M. British History in the Nineteenth Century and After, 1782-1919. Harper, 1966. Classic work by a leading historian. United Kingdom: Politics, Society, and Culture Butler, David, and Gareth Butler, eds. British Political Facts, 1900-1994. St. Martin's, 1994. Comprehensive handbook with tabular data. Connolly, S. J. Kingdoms United? Great Britain and Ireland Since 1500. Four Courts, 1999. Contrasts the development of Ireland with that of England, Scotland, and Wales. Ewart, James. NTC's Dictionary of the United Kingdom: The Most Practical Guide to British Language and Culture. NTC, 1999. A guide to the language and culture of the United Kingdom. Gascoigne, Bamber. Encyclopedia of Britain. Macmillan, 1993. Entries on British history, literature, business, and popular culture. Jackson-Stops, Gervase. Fashioning and Functioning of the British Country House. Yale University Press, 1998. Social history. Moynahan, Brian. The British Century: A Photographic History of the Last Hundred Years. Random House, 1997. Examines events in 20th-century Britain. Strong, Roy C. The Spirit of Britain: A Narrative History of the Arts. Fromm, 2000. Portrays the energy and eccentricity of the British arts. Trevelyan, George Macaulay. Illustrated English Social History: A Survey of Six Centuries from Chaucer to Queen Victoria. Longman, 1978. Abridgment of the classic four-volume History of England (1926). Black, Jeremy. A History of the British Isles. St. Martin's, 1996. Examines the history of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Davies, Charlotte. Welsh Nationalism in the Twentieth Century. Greenwood, 1989. Study of the Welsh separatist movement as well as other aspects of nationalism and recent history. Davies, John. The Making of Wales. Sutton, 1999. An illustrated survey of the evolution of the Welsh landscape. Davies, R. R. The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dwr. Oxford University Press, 1995, 1997. History of the revolt in Wales that started in 1400. Dodd, A. H. A. A Short History of Wales: Welsh Life and Customs from Prehistoric Times to the Present. Trafalgar Square, 1988, 1998. Evans, Lindsay. The Castles of Wales. Barnes and Noble, 1998. A guide to the castles of Wales. Fallow, Jeff. Wales for Beginners. Writers & Readers, 1999. A guide to Wales and Welsh history.
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