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Questions and Analysis in History


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Questions and Analysis in History contain the key elements essential to the study of history, whilst also offering a guide to best practice in essay writing and history skills. Each chapter of every book is organized around the key questions which historians debate, and hence, examiners look for. In addition, these short texts include a systematic examination of a variety of primary sources through questions and worked answers.
Through presenting analysis of source material as answers to questions, these books offer:
* a model of essay writing which reflects the skills required of students
* guidance with exam revision by focusing on type of questions set
* insight into the approach expected by examiners
* a starting point to launch students into their own investigations
* aid in acquiring sound techniques
* preparation for essays and document based questions
* promotion of discussion in class.
The series is regarded as the set of books that will push the student to an A grade. The books are both stretching and stimulating, and students have founf them invaluable during their revision for the final exams.

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Russia and the USSR, 1855–1991 Autocracy and Dictatorship

Russia and the USSR, 1855–1991: Autocracy and Dictatorship

1st Edition

By Stephen J. Lee
December 21, 2005

From a renowned name in A Level history publishing, this is a Questions and Analysis title on a major period in Russian History. With all three exam boards offering modules on this popular subject at A Level, this book is an absolute must-have. Looking at the many different aspects of the period ...

The Reign of Elizabeth I 1558–1603

The Reign of Elizabeth I: 1558–1603

1st Edition

By Stephen J. Lee
October 29, 2007

Covering the period from 1558–1603, The Reign of Elizabeth I looks at all the important aspects of the reign of the last of the Tudor monarchs. The volume gives students the critical tools to enable them to perform to their best ability, drawing together the main issues on each topic and providing ...

The First World War

The First World War

1st Edition

By Ian J. Cawood, David McKinnon-Bell
September 28, 2000

The First World War examines the outbreak, events themselves and aftermath of the Great War, and the political, social and economic effects on the European countries involved. Important themes explored include :* recruitment and propaganda* women's involvement in the war* protest and pacifism* the ...

Tudor Government

Tudor Government

1st Edition

By T.A. Morris
May 13, 1999

Tudor Government looks at English government across all the Tudor reigns, including those of Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth, and explores such themes as: the role of parliament law and order the government of the church the personal role of the monarch....

The French Revolution

The French Revolution

1st Edition

By Jocelyn Hunt
August 20, 1998

In the French Revolution, Jocelyn Hunt examines the major issues and background to the revolution, including its causes, and disputes as to when it ended. The author also surveys the views of historians on this period and looks at wider questions such as the nature of revolution.Beginning with the ...

The English Wars and Republic, 1637-1660

The English Wars and Republic, 1637-1660

1st Edition

By Graham E. Seel
July 22, 1999

The English Civil Wars explores the period of turmoil in British history from 1637 and the latter part of the reign of Charles I, to the restoration with Charles II in 1660. The religious and political crises surrounding the Civil Wars, and the key personalities of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell ...

The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War

1st Edition

By Andrew Forrest
April 13, 2000

The Spanish Civil War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the modern era. This book covers: * its background with the fall of the monarchy and the Second Republic* Franco and Fascism* the conflict itself* the role of foreign powers* the legacy of the war. Including narrative, questions and ...

Imperial Germany 1871-1918

Imperial Germany 1871-1918

1st Edition

By Stephen J. Lee
November 05, 1998

Imperial Germany, 1871-1918 explores the rise of Germany as a nation state and a European power centre, through to the humiliation of the state in the First World War. Covering both domestic and foreign policy, this key text combines historical detail, questions and analysis and evaluation of ...

The Early Stuart Kings, 1603-1642

The Early Stuart Kings, 1603-1642

1st Edition

By Graham E. Seel, David L. Smith
February 22, 2001

In 1603 King James I ascended the throne to become the first King of a united England and Scotland. There followed a period of increasing religious and political discord, culminating in the English Civil War. The Early Stuart Kings, 1603-1642 explores these complex events and the roles of the key ...

Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928

Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928

1st Edition

By Sean Lang
March 11, 1999

Parliamentary Reform 1785–1928 surveys the dynamically changing role of the British Parliament from the pre-reformed Parliament through: the 1832 Great Reform Act Chartism the campaign for working class suffrage Catholic emancipation the long struggle for the granting of female suffrage. Beginning...

Spain 1474–1598

Spain 1474–1598

1st Edition

By Jocelyn Hunt
November 16, 2000

The rise of Spain from obscurity to the position of one of Europe's greatest powers is centrally important in the history of Western Europe in the sixteenth century. Spain 1474–1598 explores key themes including the unification of Spain and the domestic and foreign policies of each of the monarchs,...

British Foreign and Imperial Policy 1865-1919

British Foreign and Imperial Policy 1865-1919

1st Edition

By Graham Goodlad
October 21, 1999

British Foreign and Imperial Policy explores Britains role in International Affairs from the age of Gladstone and Disraeli to the end of the First World War, exploring such themes as Britain's involvement in the Scramble for Africa, the Anglo-Boer War, the foreign policy of Lord Salisbury and the ...

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