The Myth of Consensus
New Views on British History, 1945-64
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 186 pages
978-1-349-24944-2 (ISBN)
Description
This groundbreaking collection of essays challenges the notion that early postwar Britain was characterised by a consensus between the major political parties arising out of the experiences of the wartime coalition government. The volume collects for the first time the views of the revisionist historians who argue that fundamental differences between and within the parties continued to characterise British politics after 1945. Covering topics as diverse as industrial relations and decolonisation, the volume provides a welcome contrast to orthodox interpretations of contemporary Britain.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XVII, 186 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-24944-2 (9781349249442)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-24942-8
Schweitzer Classification
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09/1996
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Notes on the Contributors - Preface; P.Catterall - Introduction; H.Jones - A Bloodless Counter-Revolution: the Conservative Party and the Defence of Inequality, 1945-51; H.Jones - Consensus here, Consensus there...but not Consensus everywhere: the Labour Party, Equality and Social Policy in the 1950s; N.Ellison - 'Not Reformed Capitalism, but...Democratic Socialism': the Ideology of the Labour Leadership, 1945-51; M.Francis - Conservative Elites, Strategy - and 'Consensus'?; M.D.Kandiah - Consensus and Consumption: Rationing, Austerity and Controls after the War; I.Zweiniger-Bargielowska - Butskellism, the Postwar Consensus and the Managed Economy; N.Rollings - The Politics of the 'Social' and the 'Industrial' Wage, 1945-60; N.Whiteside - Industrial Organisation and Ownership, and a New Definition of the Postwar 'Consensus'; H.Mercer - Decolonisation and Postwar Consensus; N.Owen - Index