Briggs, Asa 1921-2016

Overview

Works:	867 works in 3,041 publications in 6 languages and 39,940 library holdings
Genres:	History Biography Festschriften Dictionaries Biographies Autobiographies Personal narratives‡vBritish Personal narratives Interviews
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Publishing director, Contributor, Commentator, Performer, Director, Creator, Honoree, Redactor, Actor, Restager
Classifications:	HN398.E5, 941

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Asa Briggs

The age of Asa : Lord Briggs, public life and history in Britain since 1945 by Miles Taylor( )
Secret days : code-breaking in Bletchley Park by Asa Briggs( Book )
Special relationships : people and places by Asa Briggs( Book )
My Bletchley days : codebreaking in Bletchley Park by Asa Briggs( Book )
Loose ends and extras by Asa Briggs( Book )

The collected poems of Asa Briggs : far beyond the Pennine Way by Asa Briggs( )
Asa Briggs with Jose Harris by Asa Briggs( Visual )
(No First Name) Briggs (Biggs?) by Martha W McCartney( )
Asa Briggs interviewed by Jose Harrish by Asa Briggs( Visual )
Interview with Lord Briggs on history ; Interview with Lord Briggs on Victorian culture in society( Recording )
Howard Burt collection( )
Dmitrii Nikolaevich Tikhobrazov Papers by Dmitriĭ Nikolaevich Tikhobrazov( )
by Dmitriĭ Nikolaevich Tikhobrazov( )

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Most widely held works by Asa Briggs

A social history of England by Asa Briggs( Book )

106 editions published between 1983 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,751 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author examines the course of English social history from earliest times through the Roman and Norman invasions as well as the centuries of expansion and growth as world power

Victorian people; a reassessment of persons and themes, 1851-67 by Asa Briggs( Book )

95 editions published between 1900 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Companion vol. to the author's Victorian cities

A social history of the media : from Gutenberg to the Internet by Asa Briggs( Book )

62 editions published between 2001 and 2018 in English and held by 1,929 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In this new and revised edition, Asa Briggs and Peter Burke have updated their classic study to cover the media developments of the early twenty-first century. In addition to the historical material exploring the continuing importance of oral and manuscript communication, the rise of print and the relationship between physical transportation and social communication, a new chapter on multimedia extends the far-reaching scope of this book. New media technologies are treated in depth throughout the latter sections and the book concludes with an account of the convergences associated with digital communication technology, the rise of the Internet and the phenomenon of globalization." "Avoiding technological determinism and rejecting assumptions of straightforward evolutionary progress, this book brings out the rich and varied histories of communication media. It will be an ideal text for students in history, media and cultural studies and journalism, but it will also appeal to a wide general readership. It has already been translated into more than ten languages."--Jacket

The age of improvement by Asa Briggs( Book )

146 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age. The author discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literature." "The fundamental issues raised in the book relate to a period of crucial change in British history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culture."--BOOK JACKET

Victorian cities by Asa Briggs( Book )

102 editions published between 1963 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The nineteenth century; the contradictions of progress by Asa Briggs( Book )

42 editions published between 1970 and 1989 in 3 languages and held by 1,608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Modern Europe 1789-1989 by Asa Briggs( )

26 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in English and held by 1,504 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Modern Europe provides both text and illustrations which draw on a wide range of sources, from state archives, published memoirs and heroic paintings to private letters, oral testimony, picture postcards, cartoons and songs

Victorian things by Asa Briggs( Book )

39 editions published between 1988 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Asa Briggs examines a wide range of Victorian objects and the way in which they express and reflect the preoccupations of Victorian society. He includes information on museums and exhibitions, commemorative artefacts, home furnishings and decoration, hats and other headgear, coal, matches, stamps, telephones and typewriters, spectacles and cameras. A whole world is recaptured for the modern reader, with surprising, delightful, amusing and amazing objects paraded throughout this book."--Jacket

Iron Bridge to Crystal Palace : impact and images of the Industrial Revolution by Asa Briggs( Book )

21 editions published between 1974 and 1986 in English and Italian and held by 1,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The dramatic changes brought about by industrialization in Europe and America are documented in paintings, engravings, and early photographs

The power of steam : an illustrated history of the world's steam age by Asa Briggs( Book )

28 editions published between 1982 and 1990 in English and held by 893 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chartist studies by Asa Briggs( Book )

18 editions published between 1959 and 1977 in English and French and held by 887 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fins de siècle : how centuries end, 1400-2000 by Asa Briggs( Book )

15 editions published between 1996 and 2000 in English and Dutch and held by 712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As we approach the new millennium, we find ourselves reassessing the past and looking forward to a new future. Has the prospect of a new century always provided a 'sense of an ending'? In this timely and stimulating book, experts on each century since the fourteenth explore the characteristics of history's final decades and find that a consciousness of time has indeed influenced the way people perceive their place in the past. The writers - Paul Strohm on the 1390s (when signs of a new time consciousness first emerged), Malcolm Vale on the 1490s, Ian Archer on the 1590s, Peter Earle on the 1690s, Roy Porter on the 1790s and Asa Briggs on the 1890s and 1990s - discuss what is common and what is distinctive to each period. Investigating cultural and intellectual attitudes, economic and technological developments, and artistic, scientific and political change, they capture the atmosphere of each end of century. As well as the great watersheds of history, the authors explore the daily lives of ordinary citizens, recounting personal histories and subtle shifts in diet, fashion and design, sex and gender roles, relations between rich and poor and the emergence of language. Illustrations from both high and popular art provide arresting images of the cultural and social fabric of each community

Essays in the history of publishing in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the House of Longman, 1724-1974( Book )

10 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Dictionary of twentieth-century world biography by Asa Briggs( Book )

22 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and held by 658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cover and spine title: A Dictionary of 20th century world biography. Provides biographies of 1,750 men and women in the 20th century from around the world

Essays in labour history, 1886-1923 by Asa Briggs( Book )

30 editions published between 1971 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Who's who in the twentieth century( )

14 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in English and held by 612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"From Albert Einstein to the Marx Brothers, this authoritative reference book provides 2,000 biographies of men and women from different countries and cultures who have contributed to the thought as well as the action of the twentieth century. For anyone seeking clear and accurate information on the leading figures of this century, it is an essential work of reference." "Features: biographies of 2,000 famous men and women of this century; leading figures from politics, religion, science, literature, medicine, cinema, sport, and many other fields of human activity; worldwide coverage, spanning all countries and cultures; and up-to-date and authoritative entries written in a clear and accessible style."--Jacket

The history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom by Asa Briggs( Book )

10 editions published between 1961 and 1995 in English and held by 599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Part of a five-volume history of the rise and development of broadcasting in the United Kingdom

The BBC : the first fifty years by Asa Briggs( Book )

15 editions published between 1984 and 1985 in English and held by 598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

...It is a reflection of its author's astonishing versatility and scope that one finishes this excellent and thought-provoking book asking for more.' Vernon Bogdanor in The Times Higher Education Supplement

The making of modern England, 1783-1867 : the age of improvement by Asa Briggs( Book )

21 editions published between 1959 and 1965 in English and French and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The collected essays of Asa Briggs by Asa Briggs( Book )

9 editions published between 1985 and 1991 in English and held by 508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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