Publisher's Synopsis
Britain and Scotland 1850s-1979 addresses all the main issues in the appropriate part of the Higher syllabus, including:
Democracy and the British People
Political and popular attempts to influence the development of democracy
Government and people
Changing Scottish Society 1880s-1939
The rise of political nationalism
The book covers the specified syllabus comprehensively, and is frequently illustrated in full colour. This is a completely new and fresh approach to the Higher History examination, incorporating investigative techniques, use of evidence and various different kinds of pupil-based activities to enhance learning and encourage individual research. The approach is topic-based and this book forms part of a series of three titles which between them cover the main three options taken by Higher History candidates.
