The Short Oxford History of the Modern World

The Short Oxford History of the Modern World series is a book series published by the Oxford University Press publishing house.

Each book gives a comprehensive introduction to a particular period or theme in history.

The general editor for the series was J.M. Roberts.

List of Books in the Series

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Title Author(s) Publishing date Other editions
Empire to Welfare State: English History, 1906-67 T.O. LLoyd June 11, 1970 1906-76, 2nd ed. (April 1979)
1906-85, 3rd ed. (October 16, 1986)
1906-92, 4th ed. (July 22, 1993)
1906-2001, 5th ed. (May 2, 2002)
The Crisis of Parliaments: English History, 1509-1660 Conrad Russell April 1, 1971
Endurance and Endeavour: Russian History, 1812-1971 J.N. Westwood February 15, 1973 1812-1980, 2nd ed. (December 1981
1812-1986, 3rd ed. (July 16, 1987)
1812-1992, 4th ed. (April 12, 1992)
1812-2001, 5th ed. (October 17, 2002)
The Old European Order, 1660-1800 William Doyle November 30, 1978 2nd ed. (November 26, 1992)
The Limits of Liberty: American History 1607-1980 Maldwyn A. Jones December 1983 1607-1992 (March 9, 1995)
The British Empire, 1558-1983 T.O. LLoyd October 1, 1984 1558-1995, 2nd ed. (November 21, 1996)
Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy Judith Brown February 1985 2nd ed. (May 1, 1994)
Barricades and Borders: Europe, 1800-1914 Robert Gildea June 1, 1987 2nd ed. (March 1996)
3rd ed. (March 6, 2003)
Rebellions and Revolutions: China from the 1800s to the 1980s Jack Gray May 1, 1990 1800s to 2000, 2nd ed. (April 3, 2003)
British History 1815-1914 Norman McCord
Bill Purdue
May 23, 1991 2nd ed. (October 25, 2007)
The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660 Richard Bonney December 1, 1991
Albion Ascendant: English History 1660-1815 Wilfrid Prest June 4, 1998
The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan, 1825-1995 Chushichi Tsuzuki April 13, 2000