J Hollowell

Broschiertes Buch

Britain Since 1945

Beschreibung

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

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Making Contemporary Britain
• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 820g
• ISBN-13: 9780631209683
• ISBN-10: 0631209689
• Artikelnr.: 13596385

Rezensionen

"Jonathan Hollowell's fresh look at Britain's post-war storydeparts in important ways from standard clichés and capturesinstead the positive excitement for many of the country's newpost-war self-belief. It should be read by all those looking for arefreshing alternative to the standard histories." Peter Jay,former BBC Economics Editor and British Ambassador to the USA

"This excellent volume puts the post-war British experience inperspective. The chapters, which include an elegant introduction byRaymond Seitz, and a comprehensive essay on Europe by JonathanHollowell, cover all aspects of British life since 1945. Thisvolume, with its helpful suggestions for further reading, is avaluable addition to the field." Norman Stone,

BilkentUniversity

"Jonathan Hollowell has brought together an important anduser-friendly collection of essays on the major facets of Britishhistory in the second half of the twentieth century. In theirdetail and in the range of issues discussed, there is no book likeit. The essays, their suggestions for readings, and chronologies,will be indispensable aids to students at all levels who wish toexplore the peculiarities of the British. This is synthetic historyof a very high order indeed." Jay Winter, YaleUniversity

"A comprehensive survey of British politics and society over thelast half century... I shall of course include this remarkable bookin the list of recommended readings for students of Britishpolitics and society at this university." Jean-Claude Sergeant,The University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle