| Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-64 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Jefferys, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 033362971X ISBN-13: 9780333629710 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $57.37 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 320.94 |
| Series: British Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.66 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thirteen wasted years'? Or the dawn of a new 'affluent society'? This book explores which description more appropriately fits the era of Conservative government in Britain after 1951. The author assesses the changing fortune of successive administrations under Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Douglas-Home. He also analyses broader questions such as post-war 'decline', the nature of 'consensus politics' and the electoral effects of Britain's entrenched class system. In the first major stuy to have access to all official papers for 1951-64, Dr Jefferys provides a fresh critique of a key period in British political history. |