A Historical Guide to NGOs in Britain
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'The wealth of statistical data and extensive descriptions of activities make this a useful work for anyone interested in an overview of NGOs in Britain.' - Recommended by Choice
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MATTHEW HILTON Professor of Social History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of
Smoking in British Popular Culture
(Manchester, 2000),
Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain
(Cambridge, 2003), and
Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation
(Cornell, 2009). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Nicholas Crowson, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of
The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain
(Oxford, 2012).
NICK CROWSON Reader in Contemporary British History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of
Facing Fascism: The Conservative Party and the European Dictators 1935-40
(London, 1997),
The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945: At the Heart of Europe?
(Abingdon, 2006), and
Britain and Europe: A Political History since 1918
(Abingdon, 2010). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of
The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain
(Oxford, 2012).
JAMES MCKAY Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the co-editor of two volumes on NGOs and the voluntary sector: with Matthew Hilton and Nick Crowson, NGOs in
Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945
(Palgrave, 2009); and, with Matthew Hilton,
The Ages of Voluntarism: How We Got to the Big Society
(Oxford, 2011). Along with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson and Jean-Francois Mouhot, he is the co-author of
The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain
(Oxford, 2012).
JEAN-FRANCOIS MOUHOT was a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK, until May 2011. He is currently a Marie Curie Research Fellow at Georgetown University and the EHESS in Paris. He is the author of
Les Réfugiés acadiens en France
(1758-1785):
l'impossible réintégration?
(Québec: Septentrion, 2009),
Des Esclaves Energétiques: Réflexions sur le changement climatique
(Seysel, Champ Vallon, 2011) andco-editor (with Charles-François Mathis) of
Une Protection de l'Environnement à la Française?
(XIXe-XXe siècles) (Seysel: Champ Vallon, forthcoming 2012). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton Nicholas Crowson, & James McKay, of
The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain
(Oxford, 2012).
