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A companion to contemporary Britain, 1939-2000
Title
A companion to contemporary Britain, 1939-2000 / edited by Paul Addison and Harriet Jones.
ISBN
9781405165600
140516560X
9780631220404
0631220402
1405141409
9781405141406
9780470996195
0470996196
Published
Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 583 pages) : illustrations.
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Variant and related titles
Blackwell reference online. OCLC KB.
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Print version: Companion to contemporary Britain, 1939-2000. Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2005
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 30, 2018
Series
Blackwell companions to British history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-566) and index.
Contents
The impact of the Second World War / Paul Addison
The 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
The transformation of the economy / Hugh Pemberton
The 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
The secret state / Richard J. Aldrich
Rethinking the 'rise and fall' of two-party politics / Steven Fielding
The rise and disintegration of the working classes / Robert Taylor
The growth of social movements / Holger Nehring
Civil society / Nicholas Deakin
The politics of devolution / Christopher Harvie
The politics of Northern Ireland / Thomas Hennessey
Britain in the world economy / Catherine R. Schenk
The end of empire / Bill Schwarz
The Anglo-American 'special relationship' / Michael F. Hopkins, John W. Young
Britain and Europe / James Ellison
British defense policy / Simon Ball.
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Handbooks and manuals.
History.
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