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The people's peace : Britain since 1945
- Title
- The people's peace : Britain since 1945 / Kenneth O. Morgan.
- Author
- Morgan, Kenneth O.
- Publication
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.
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- Description
- x, 815 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 20 cm
- Summary
- The People's Peace: Britain since 1945 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. Changes in cultural life, from the puritanical 'austerity' of the 1940's, through the 'permissiveness' of the 1960s, to the tensions and achievements of recent years are also charted. Using a wide variety of sources, including the records of political parties and the most recently released documents from the Public Records Office, Kenneth Morgan brings the story right up to date and draws comparisons with the post-war history of other nations. This penetrating analysis by a leading twentieth-century historian will prove invaluable to anyone interested in the development of the Britain of today. --
- Alternative Title
- Britain since 1945
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "First published as "The People's Peace" 1990."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-768) and index.
- Contents
- The era of advance, 1945-1961 -- The years of retreat, 1961-1979 -- Thatcherism and its aftermath, 1979-2001 -- The new millennium, 2001-2020.
- Call Number
- JFD 22-904
- ISBN
- 9780198841074
- 0198841078
- LCCN
- 2020950280
- OCLC
- 1296377935
- Author
- Morgan, Kenneth O., author.
- Title
- The people's peace : Britain since 1945 / Kenneth O. Morgan.
- Publisher
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Edition
- Fourth edition.2021 edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-768) and index.
- Chronological Term
- Since 1945
- Research Call Number
- JFD 22-904