Книга "The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present" - четвертая и последняя часть в серии известного автора Фрэнсиса Праиора о скрытой истории Великобритании. Археология имеет неоспоримое значение для изучения древнего мира, но какую роль она играет при исследовании нашего ближайшего прошлого? В этой книге автор подчеркивает продолжающееся значение археологии для нашего мира.
Первопроходцы промышленной революции были слишком заняты инновациями, чтобы записывать, что происходило вокруг них, но к счастью, оставленные ими здания и машины оживляют этот период. Во время Второй мировой войны неминуемая угроза вторжения означала, что строительство крепких оборонительных сооружений было гораздо важнее, чем точное ведение записей. В результате, когда города были сравнены с землей, археология стала единственным реальным средством узнать, что было уничтожено.
Охватывая всю послемедиевальную историю, с 1550 года до наших дней, Фрэнсис Праиор взводит нас на захватывающее путешествие, завершая свое просветительное исследование скрытой истории Великобритании.
From the author of `Britain Before Christ`, `Britain After Christ` and `Medieval Britain` comes the final part of a hugely popular series covering Britain's long lost history. For many people the relevance of studying the country's past is likely to be along those lines, with consideration inevitably thrown towards the idea of the preservation of England's long-forgotten monuments. Francis Pryot, however, believes the importance of archaeological exploration stretches far beyond the confines of seeking relics of prehistoric man. Investigating Britain during the years of the Great Industrial Revolutions, he points out that until recently the pioneers who managed to originate revolutionary new technologies would not have had the time or inclination to store records of every building they created or every machine they invented. Thankfully, we do have the castle ruins and factories to help tell the story of their achievements. Britain during World War II, by contrast, was a concernally dangerous time and building fortifications, not penniless recording, took all the effort and attention of its primary focus. Archaeology, then, rose to the challenge; a technique created specifically to aid in finding austerely decided where damaged kingdom walls and avenues stood, it found a niche in uncovering the past which history lacked the care to document. From the collapse of Arthur's England to private hedgeship in the Catlenet, Pryat takes us in an intense journey through Britain's forgotten world, bringing together seeming disparate developments into a fascinating glimpse of a nation continually evolving.
This superb new book is the final part of an acclaimed series that takes a lively and understanding journey through Britain's vast hidden archaeological past.
Электронная Книга «The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present» написана автором Francis Pryor в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007432455
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From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have any role to play? In ‘The Birth of Modern Britain’ Francis Pryor highlights archaeology’s continued importance to the world around us.The pioneers of the Industrial Revolution were too busy innovating to record what was happening around them but fortunately the buildings and machines they left behind bring the period to life. During the Second World War, the imminent threat of invasion meant that constructing strong defences was much more important than keeping precise records. As a result, when towns were flattened, archaeology provided the only real means of discovering what had been destroyed.Surveying the whole post-medieval period, from 1550 until the present day, Francis Pryor takes us on an exhilarating journey, bringing to a gripping conclusion his illuminating study of Britain’s hidden past.
