Britain Since 1939: Progress and Decline

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This throughly revised new edition of David Childs' readable text offers a detailed yet succinct account of Britain's recent history. An introductory chapter focuses on the inter-war years, setting the scene for analysis of political, social and economic developments since 1939, including the impact of the Second World War, the last days of Empire, Ireland, the decline of the Conservatives and the Blair experience. Childs concludes that, despite the serious problems Britain faces, Britons are better off than ever...
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This throughly revised new edition of David Childs' readable text offers a detailed yet succinct account of Britain's recent history. An introductory chapter focuses on the inter-war years, setting the scene for analysis of political, social and economic developments since 1939, including the impact of the Second World War, the last days of Empire, Ireland, the decline of the Conservatives and the Blair experience. Childs concludes that, despite the serious problems Britain faces, Britons are better off than ever in terms of prosperity and personal freedom.
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An account of general developments in British politics and society, framed by the underlying theme of the decline of Britain since WWI. The story is told in chronological order, using the different political administrations as convenient signposts, with the underlying theme discussed implicitly or explicitly throughout. Among the specific topics covered are politics and the economy, education, foreign policy and defense, housing and living standards, colonialism, immigration and racism, crime, the media, the monarchy, popular opinion, and the changing role of women. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780312123994
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date: 5/15/1995
  • Series: British Studies
  • Pages: 432

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David Childs is Professor Emeritus of Politics at Nottingham University and is author of the standard work Britain Since 1945: A Political History, The Fall Of The GDR and other works on Britain and Germany. He writes for The Independent and other publications
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Interwar Britain, 1919-39 1
2 Britain and the World, 1919-39 23
3 Britain at War, 1939-41 37
4 From European War to World War and Victory, 1941-45 53
5 Britain under Attlee, 1945-51 74
6 From Churchill to Macmillan, 1951-60 104
7 Conservatives on the Run, 1961-64 125
8 Harold Wilson at the Helm, 1964-70 141
9 Trouble and Strife, 1970-74 164
10 Trouble and Strife, 1974-79 177
11 The Thatcher Era, 1979-87 196
12 Thatcher in Decline, 1987-90 217
13 Major's Avalanche of Problems 232
14 Britain and Ireland in the 1990s 249
App. A.1 Key British ministers since 1918 261
App. A.2 Leaders of parties in all governments of Irish Free State/Eire/Irish Republic since the general election of 27 August 1923 263
App. A.3 British general elections, 1918-92 264
App. A.4 Women elected to parliament in the UK and Germany at selected elections 265
App. A.5 Expectation of life, at birth, by sex in the UK 265
App. A.6 Population of the United Kingdom, in thousands 266
App. A.7 Distribution of shareholding between categories of owner, 1963-89, in percentages 266
App. A.8 Average gross domestic product per capita, in 1993, in the European Union, according to purchasing power, average = 100 267
Select Bibliography 268
Name Index 279
Subject Index 286
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