Dr Kitson Clark describes the expansion and structural change of society in Great Britain under the impact of the population explosion, the Industrial Revolution and the 'liberal revolution'.

1. The General Approach - Social, Intellectual, Political; 2. Party Politics and Government Policy - I; 3. Party Politics and Government Policy - II; 4. The Fate of Liberalism; 5. Imperialism; 6. Religious and Intellectual Developments; 7. Romanticism; 8. The Modern State.