The grand delusion : Britain after sixty years of Elizabeth II / Stephen Haseler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haseler, Stephen, 1942-2017, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926---Relations with prime ministers.

Elizabeth.

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

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--21st century.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In 2012, Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The royal family have overcome a number of obstacles in its recent history, yet today it appears to be riding on a wave of popular affection. But has Elizabeth II's reign been a good thing for the UK? Or have the style, rituals and underlying culture of the modern monarchy held Britain back from its potential in the 21st century world? In this groundbreaking and thought-provoking new book, Stephen Haseler argues that the class structure which the monarchy has continued to encourage has retained outdated, yet seemingly entrenched, attitudes which have negatively affected Britain's economy, capacity to innovate and international stature. He provides an alternative political and social history of modern Britain which will be a provocative yet entertaining and informative read in the Queen's anniversary year."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Contents:

PART I: ILLUSIONS (1945-64)

Introduction: Coronation - The New Elizabethan Age A World Power: Bevin and Churchill No End of a Lesson: Suez 'Plus ca Change': Class, Satire, Survival

PART II: REALITY AND CIVIL WAR ( 1968-79)

4.Falling Apart: Devaluation and Decline

5.Heath and the Dash for Europe

6.Civil War: Thatcher's Revolutionary Army

7.Civil War: Britain's Marxist Generation

PART III: THATCHER'S REVOLUTUION

PART ONE: FALSE DAWN (1979-1997) THE THATCHER REVOLUTION ( 1983-97)

8.Victory: Falklands, The Miners, The Split ( SDP)

9.Business in Power: Global Capital and the Global City

10.The Construction of a Global 'Anglo-America'

11.Radical Possibilities

PART IV: THATCHER'S REVOLUTION

PART TWO: HUBIS AND BLAIR ( 1997-2007)

12.'Simply the Best'

13.Blair's New Labour Faustian Pact

14.Blair, the Global Celebrity (Clinton and the Faustian Pact: Globalisation)

15.New Labour and Neo-Con America

PART V: THE RECKONING : CRASH AND MELTDOWN: AN AUDIT OF HUBRIS

16.Meltdown: The Crash of 2007-8]

17.The Hollowing Out of the UK

18.Disaster for the Middle Class: 'The Rich got Richer'

19. Still No Role: New Xenophobia in the Offshore Islands.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.

ISBN:

9780755621149

075562114X

9780857722522

0857722522

OCLC:

855969865