Chris Cook, John Stevenson

Longman Companion to Britain since 1945

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Embracing all major aspects of British history, government and society, this major reference work provides the key facts and figures reflecting the massive social, political and economic changes that have transformed the face of Britain since the end of the Second World War. Fully revised and updated, the new edition covers the advent of Tony Blair, the electoral victory of New Labour in 1997 and the major constitutional changes currently underway in Britain. This book will be invaluable to anyone interested in the history and politics of post-war Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9781138161009
• ISBN-10: 1138161004
• Artikelnr.: 75428880

Autorenporträt

Chris Cook is a Visiting Research Fellow at the British Library of Political and Economic Science. John Stevenson is a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface, Section I: Political History 1 Political chronology 2 Principal
ministers 3 Elections 4 Paty politics 5 Other parties 6 Machinery of
government 7 Local government 8 Trade unions 9 Northern Ireland 10 Scotland
and Wales Section II: Social History 1 Population and migration 2 Education
3 Health, social welfare and poverty 4 Housing 5 Environment and pollution
6 Women 7 The Media 8 Crime and police 9 Religion 10 Immigration and race
relations 11 Civil liberties and censorship 12 Gay and lesbian rights
Section III: Economic History 1 Economic policy 2 Trade and Finance 3
Prices and incomes 4 Industry 5 Employment and unemployment 6 Transport 7
Nationalization and privatization Section IV: The Wider World 1 The
European Union 2 The Commonwealth 3 Defence policy 4 Major conflicts 5
Terrorism involving British targets Section V: Biographies Section VI:
Glossary of Terms Section VII: Topic Bibliography Section VIII Maps