Contemporary British History
Politics and Limits of Policy
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 1. June 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-85567-178-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Contemporary British History" encompasses many diverse topics such as the changing style and content of politics since 1945, the battle against economic decline, the evolution of the welfare state and its effects upon British society, and readjustment to the loss of great power status. The realationship between these issues poses new challenges for the scholar. The questions of the three-party political system, the influence of the city of London, the division between the private sector and the government in the market place, and Britain's changing position in Africa, Asia and the Middle East are all considered. The work of these authors provides a bridge between the "past" and the debate, in the University and the public forum, over current events.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 145 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85567-178-2 (9781855671782)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
University of Greenwich
University of Birmingham
Content
The Labour Party during the World War II, Stephen Brooke; the survival of the British Liberal Party 1933-59, Malcolm Baines; the Conservatives in power - social policy 1951-1955, Harriet Jones; popular politics, affluence and the Labour Party in the 1950s, Nick Tiratsoo; the City of London as a financial centre in the years of depression, World War II and postwar official controls 1931-1961, Richard Roberts; the Keynesian revolution debate, Scott Newton; the monetary policies of the 1945-1951 Labour government, Susan Howson; the economic impact of British defence expenditure 1945-57, Till Geiger; Kenya - decolonization through counter-insurgency, Frank Furedi; the Labour government and publicity over Palestine 1945-47, C.J. Morris; unquiet in death - the Special Operations Executive 1945-50, Richard Aldrich; the Attlee government and US-Korean War 1950-51, Cullum McDonald; British policy during the Chinese Offshore Island crisis of 1958, Tracy Lee Steele.