Britain since 1945 : the people's peace
Britain since 1945: The People's Peace is the first comprehensive study by a professional historian of British history from 1945 to the present day. It examines the transformation of post-war Britain from the planning enthusiasm of 1945 to the rise of New Labour. Its themes include the troubles of the British economy; public criticism of the legitimacy of the state and its instruments of authority; the co-existence of growing personal prosperity with widespread social inequality; and the debates aroused by decolonization, and Britain's relationship to the Commonwealth, the US and Europe. Chang
History
1 online resource (xii, 623 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
9780192802255, 9780191587993, 9786610752553, 9781280752551, 0192802259, 0191587990, 6610752559, 1280752556
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Cover
TITLE PAGE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF PLATES
PART I: The Era of Advance, 1945-1961
1: The Facade of Unity
2: Labour's High Noon, 1945-1947
3: The Collectivist Retreat, 1948-1951
4: The Conservative Compromise, 1951-1956
5: The Zenith of One-Nation Toryism, 1957-1961
PART II: The Years of Retreat, 1961-1979
6: The Stagnant Society, 1961-1964
7: Labour Blown Off Course, 1964-1967
8: Years of Hard Slog, 1968-1970
9: The Heath Experiment, 1970-1974
10: Challenge to Consensus, 1974-1976
11: The Years of Discontent, 1977-1979
PART III: Thatcherism and its Aftermath, 1979-1998
12: The Foundations of Thatcherism, 1979-1983
13: High Noon For the New Right-Resurgence or Retreat? 1983-1990
14: Fin de Siecle: New Labour in Power, 1990-2001
15: Conclusion
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Last Page
Revised edition of: People's peace. 2nd ed. 1999
English
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