get back to previous page

<button type="button" onclick="history.back();">Back</button>

the answer by wRAR is correct, you can use history.back or history.go(-1). However, if you are using ajax, you might need a bit more than that.

Stephen Walter has a nice article on how to use jQuery, ASP.NET, and Browser History which basically describes how to save and restore the application state yourself. I recommend you give a read.

Elijah Manor(co-host of the Official jQuery Podcast) has also written a nice article about this topic.

I hope this helps -D

Try this: am using materialise css.

<button id="back_btn" class="btn waves-effect waves-light"  name="action">Back<i class="material-icons left">chevron_left</i>
</button>

In your jquery script file add

$("#back_btn").click(function (){
  window.history.back();
});

within the document ready function.

For JQM, this works!

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.backLink').click(function(){
        parent.history.back();
        return false;
    });
});