| Description |
xvi, 583 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Blackwell companions to British history
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Blackwell companions to British history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-566) and index. |
| Contents |
Impact of the Second World War / Paul Addison -- Impact of the Cold War / Harriet Jones -- Population and the family / Pat Thane -- Cities, suburbs, countryside / Mark Clapson -- Class / Arthur Marwick -- Immigration and racism / Wendy Webster -- Sport and recreation / Richard Holt -- Youth culture / Bill Osgerby -- Sexuality / Lesley A. Hall -- Economic 'decline' in post-war Britain / Jim Tomlinson -- Transformation of the economy / Hugh Pemberton -- Geography of economic change / P.W. Daniels -- Living standards and consumption / Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska -- Gender: change and continuity / Dolly Smith Wilson -- Welfare, poverty and social inequalities / Janet Fink -- Education / Roy Lowe -- Health / John Welshman -- Rewriting the unwritten constitution / Andrew Blick -- Secret state / Richard J. Aldrich -- Rethinking the 'rise and fall' of two-party politics / Steven Fielding -- Rise and disintegration of the working classes / Robert Taylor -- Growth of social movements / Holger Nehring -- Civil society / Nicholas Deakin -- Politics of devolution / Christopher Harvie -- Politics of Northern Ireland / Thomas Hennessey -- Britain in the world economy / Catherine R. Schenk -- End of empire / Bill Schwarz -- Anglo-American 'special relationship' / Michael F. Hopkins, John W. Young -- Britain and Europe / James Ellison -- British defense policy / Simon Ball. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Great Britain -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Great Britain. |
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Addison, Paul, 1943-2020.
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Jones, Harriet.
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| ISBN |
0631220402 hardcover alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780631220404 |
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