by Andrew Marr · Pan Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330439831
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«A History of Modern Britain» is the historical essay by Andrew Marr, published by Pan Books in paperback (640 pages, in English).
The book covers the contemporary history of the United Kingdom and explains how the great Victorian political ideals were ultimately defeated by consumerism and celebrity culture. Marr combines political and economic chronicle with social phenomena such as comedy, the automobile, punk, and the figure of Margaret Thatcher.
This Pan Books edition was published in May 2008, and the work had originally appeared in 2007.
Aimed at readers interested in modern British history and its political and social evolution.
Andrew William Stevenson Marr is a Scottish journalist, author, broadcaster and presenter. Beginning his career as a political commentator at The Scotsman, he subsequently edited The Independent newspaper from 1996 to 1998 and was political editor of BBC News from 2000 to 2005.
