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A Companion to Contemporary Britain : 1939-2000.
A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of twentieth-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century. Comprising 32 essays written by leading international scholars, it provides readers with a single-volume reference to the varied per...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
John Wiley & Sons,
2007.
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| Colección: | Blackwell companions to British history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Figures; Tables; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Impact of the Second World War; 2. The Impact of the Cold War; 3. Population and the Family; 4. Cities, Suburbs, Countryside; 5. Class; 6. Immigration and Racism; 7. Sport and Recreation; 8. Youth Culture; 9. Sexuality; 10. Economic 'Decline' in Post-War Britain; 11. The Transformation of the Economy; 12. The Geography of Economic Change; 13. Living Standards and Consumption; 14. Gender: Change and Continuity; 15. Welfare, Poverty and Social Inequalities; 16. Education; 17. Health; 18. Rewriting the Unwritten Constitution.
- 19. The Secret State20. Rethinking the 'Rise and Fall' of Two-Party Politics; 21. The Rise and Disintegration of the Working Classes; 22. The Growth of Social Movements; 23. Civil Society; 24. The Politics of Devolution; 25. The Politics of Northern Ireland; 26. Britain in the World Economy; 27. The End of Empire; 28. The Anglo-American 'Special Relationship'; 29. Britain and Europe; 30. British Defence Policy; Select Bibliography; Index.