Seeking a role : the United Kingdom, 1951-1970 /
Harrison, Brian, 1937-
Seeking a role : the United Kingdom, 1951-1970 / Brian Harrison. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - The new Oxford history of England . - New Oxford history of England. .
Originally published in print: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of post-war Britain in the 1950s and 60s. It covers everything from international relations to family life, the countryside to manufacturing, religion to race, and cultural life to political structures. By 1970 the consumer society had supplanted postwar austerity, the socialist vision was fading, and 'the sixties' had introduced new and even exotic themes and values. Having lost an empire, Britain was still resourcefully seeking a role: it had yet to find it.
9780191804618 (ebook) : No price
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1964-1979.
DA589.4 / .H37 2015
941.0855
Seeking a role : the United Kingdom, 1951-1970 / Brian Harrison. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - The new Oxford history of England . - New Oxford history of England. .
Originally published in print: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of post-war Britain in the 1950s and 60s. It covers everything from international relations to family life, the countryside to manufacturing, religion to race, and cultural life to political structures. By 1970 the consumer society had supplanted postwar austerity, the socialist vision was fading, and 'the sixties' had introduced new and even exotic themes and values. Having lost an empire, Britain was still resourcefully seeking a role: it had yet to find it.
9780191804618 (ebook) : No price
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--1964-1979.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1964-1979.
DA589.4 / .H37 2015
941.0855