A companion to contemporary Britain, 1939-2000 / edited by Paul Addison and Harriet Jones.

Contributor Addison, Paul, 1943-2020.

Imprint:Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2005.

Descriptionxvi, 583 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Note:The Impact of World War Two / Paul Addison. - The Impact of the Cold War / Harriet Jones. - Population and the Family / Pat Thane. - Cities, Suburbs, Countryside / Mark Clapson. - Class / Arthur Marwick. - Immigration and Racism / Wendy Webster. - Sport and Recreation / Richard Holt. - Youth Culture / Bill Osgerby. - Sexuality / Lesley A. Hall. - Economic 'Decline' in Post-war Britain / Jim Tomlinson. - The transformation of the economy / Hugh Pemberton. - The Geography of Economic Change / P W Daniels. - Living Standards and Consumption / Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska. - Gender: Change and Continuity/ Dolly Smith Wilson. - Welfare, Poverty and Social Inequalities / Janet Fink. - Education / Roy Lowe. - Health / John Welshman. - Re-writing the Unwritten Constitution / Andrew Blick. - The Secret State / Richard J. Aldrich. - Rethinking the 'Rise and Fall' of two-party politics / Steven Fielding. - The Rise and Disintegration of the Working Classes / Robert Taylor. - The Growth of Social Movements / Holger Nehring. - Civil Society / Nicholas Deakin. - The Politics of Devolution / Christopher Harvie. - The Politics of Northern Ireland / Thomas Hennessey. - Britain in the World Economy / Catherine R. Schenk. - End of Empire / Bill Schwarz. - The Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' / Michael F. Hopkins and John W. Young. - Britain and Europe / James Ellison. - British Defence Policy / Simon Ball.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [556]-566) and index.

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