Glen O'Hara

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Governing Post-War Britain (eBook, PDF)

The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973

Beschreibung

Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed.

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Autor

GLEN O'HARA Reader in the History of Public Policy at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is the author of several books about modern British history, including From Dreams to Disillusionment: Economic and Social Planning in 1960s Britain, and Britain and the Sea since 1600.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 309
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230361270
• Artikelnr.: 45971787

Rezensionen

'Governing Post-War Britain is a good contribution to scholarship about post-war Britain, exploring the shifting policy debates about international influence, the Anglo-American relationship and social reforms.' - European Review of History