Britain Since 1945 (eBook)

Jonathan Hollowell (Herausgeber)

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2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-75817-5 (ISBN)

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain's development since the end of the Second World War. It comprises 23 contributions from leading authorities and newer scholars, set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz.

• A comprehensive and fascinating introduction to Britain from the end of the Second World War
• Draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators
• The chapters are set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz
• Covers topics such as foreigh policy, political parties, the media, race relations, women and social change, science and IT, culture, industrial relations, the welfare state, and political and economic issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Jonathan Hollowell is an independent scholar living in New York. Educated at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Rochester (USA), and Oxford University, he was formerly a tutor for St. Peter's College, Oxford. He is a former research fellow at the institute for Contemporary History in London and an assistant to former Prime Minister Edward Heath for his memoirs, Course of My Life (1998). He is co-editor of The European Review of History/Revue européenne d'histoire, and among his publications are Twentieth-Century Anglo-American Relations (2001) and a forthcoming text on twentieth-century Europe.

Inhalt

Notes on Contributors.

General Editor's Preface. (Anthony Seldon).

Foreword. (The Hon. Raymond G. H. Seitz).

Part I: Government and Politics.

1. Foreign and Defence Policy. (Christopher Coker).

2. The Constitution, Government and Parliament. (Simon
James).

3. The Political Parties. (Alan Sked).

4. From Commonwealth to European Integration. (Jonathan
Hollowell).

5. Scotland: Cultural Base and Economic Catalysts. (James
Mitchell) 6. Wales since 1945. (Kenneth Morgan).

7. Northern Ireland since 1945. (Henry Patterson).

8. The Currents of Political Thought. (Roger Eatwell).

9. The Civil Service. (Keith Dowding).

10. Local Government. (Nirmala Rao).

11. The Media. (Michael Bromley).

Part II: Society.

12. Social Trends, Structures, Values and Behaviour. (Arthur
Marwick).

13. Women and Social Change 1945-1995. (Jane Lewis).

14. Cultural Change. (Jim McGuigan).

15. Education. (Anthony Heath).

16. Race Relations. (Shamit Saggar).

17. Health and Health Care. (Ray Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Surender
and Tarani Chandola).

18. Science and Information Technology. (Jon Agar).

19. Pressure Groups. (Wyn Grant).

Part III: Economy.

20. Economic Policy. (Stephen Broadberry).

21. Employment and the Labour Market. (Duncan Gallie).

22. Industrial and Labour Relations. (Chris Wrigley).

23. Welfare State since 1945. (Helen Fawcett).

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Making Contemporary Britain
• Reihe/Serie: Making Contemporary Britain
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: 20th Century & Contemporary British History • amongst scholars • authorities • Book • britains • British • commentators • comparative politics • Comprehensive • comprises • Contemporary • discussion • Dominated • End • Geschichte • History • Introduction • Overview • Political Science • Politikwissenschaft • scholars • Second • students • Themes • valuable • Vergleichende Politik • Volume • war • World • Zeitgeschichte Großbritanniens im 20./21. Jhd. • Zeitgeschichte Großbritanniens im 20./21. Jhd.
• ISBN-10: 0-470-75817-1 / 0470758171
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-75817-5 / 9780470758175