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The House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1901-2005 is the most detailed primary source for twentieth-century Britain, its colonies, and the wider world. They are a major part of the historical record. The Parliamentary papers influenced public opinion and social and political philosophy, and provided a forum for ideas for hundreds of thinkers, among them Marconi, Keynes, and Beveridge. They are the working documents of government for all areas of social, political, economic, and foreign policy, showing how issues were explored and legislation was formed.

This is a comprehensive collection, including all of the papers issued by the House of Commons after 1901, in all formats: Bills, Reports of Committees, Reports of Commissioners, Accounts and Papers and Command Papers (included within the Reports of Commissioners and Accounts and Papers). These are just a few of the topics covered:

The Boer War; Women's suffrage; World Wars I and II; the Russian Revolution; independence of Australia, India, Pakistan, and African nations; creation of the British Broadcasting Corporation; the Great Depression; the IRA; British withdrawal and formation of Israel; formation of the Commonwealth, United Nations, World Bank, IMF, NATO, and the European Union; the Suez Crisis; abolition of the death penalty in Britain; the Cold War; the Falklands War; Gulf Wars I and II; Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty; AIDS epidemic; equality; dismantling of Apartheid; Margaret Thatcher; September 11, and anti-terror laws.

All of the papers are full text searchable with hit term highlighting, and accompanied by the bibliographic data and subject indexing from the acclaimedSubject Catalogue to the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1901-2004. High-quality scans of the original printed papers will also allow users to see all of the accompanying illustrations, statistics, and maps.

除了完整的文本外,用户还可以搜索并浏览众多字段,包括:

  • Paper title
  • Subject (both alphabetical and hierarchical subjects)
  • Chair/author
  • 会话
  • 纸张类型
  • 纸张号码
  • Year

Initial results include brief bibliographic citations. After receiving them, researchers can view more detailed records, find related documents by clicking on hyperlinked subjects and related bills, mark specific documents for printing or downloading in PDF, and sort results by relevance or by date.

研究人员可以从数据库中的所有作品查看原始页面的完整数字化图像,甚至可以通过例如在一次缩放和输出或打印页面,或仅在插图之间导航来操纵它们。

1901年至2005年,公安议会论文的数字版本,使本科专业,研究人员和参考工作人员有史以来第一次轻松迅速地迅速地获得这一必要的主要源材料。

Keep yourHouse of Commons Parliamentary Papers通过2005年从2005年增加了最新的。House of Commons Parliamentary Papersis updated quarterly with new full text and indexing, making it a vital resource for current affairs as well as an essential historical archive for any library.

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