Seeking a role : the United Kingdom, 1951-1970 / Brian Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Brian, 1937-

Series:

New Oxford history of England.

New Oxford history of England

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.

Physical Description:

xxi, 658 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

An impressively detailed but also unusually wide-ranging analysis of post-war Britain in the 1950s and 60s, covering everything from international relations to family life, the countryside to manufacturing, religion to race, cultural life to political structures.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Plates

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1951

The United Kingdom and the World

The Face of the Country

The Social Structure

Family and Welfare

Industry and Commerce

Intellect and Culture

Politics and Government

A Backward and Forward Look

2. THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD

Dimensions of Internationalism

Worldwide Migrations

The 'Cold War'

Empire to Commonwealth

An Empire in Europe?

3. THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY

Environmentalism Aroused

Transport Revolutions

Urban Utopia Postponed

A Kaleidoscope of Regions

4. THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Monarchy Moves with the Times

Upper-Class Resilience

Middle-Class Evangelism

Working-Class Eclipse?

Minorities Old and New

5. FAMILY AND WELFARE

Sexuality in Question

Women's Two Roles

A New Map of Youth

A Welfare Consensus

National Health Triumphant?

Life and Death

The End of the Family?

6. INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

Consensus Corporatism

From Manufacturing to Services

A New Life at Work

Managed Consumerism

7. INTELLECT AND CULTURE

Christians in Difficulty

High Hopes for the Schools

University Bonanza

Aesthetic Cornucopia

Recreation Diversified

8. POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

A Flexible Executive

A Prestigious Parliament

Pluralistic Centralism

Conservatives in the Middle

Labour Facing Two Ways

Public Opinion Anatomized

9.'THE SIXTIES'

The Sixties Begin

Youth in Vogue

A Disconcerting Sincerity

Politicians under Fire

Puritanism Repudiated?

The Sixties End?

10. RETROSPECT

Chronology

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [579]-600) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191542268

0191542261

OCLC:

646814138