Britain Since the Seventies: Politics and Society in the Consumer Age

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Well-known historian Jeremy Black examines the most recent developments in British political, social, cultural and economic history. Taking the triumph of consumerism as an organizing theme, he charts the rise and fall of the Conservative Party, developments in British society, culture and politics, environmental issues, questions of identity, and changes in economic circumstance and direction. Iconic issues such as BSE, transport, asylum seekers and the NHS are viewed from both national and international perspectives.

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of many books, including Maps and Politics (Reaktion Books, 1997) and Why Wars Happen (Reaktion Books, 1998).

Jeremy Black has done it again: elegant, lucid and compellingly interesting ... For anyone interested in our current predicament, this book is a must -- Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP This is a fascinating and comprehensive overview of the thirty years which saw Britain's position in the world transformed -- Kenneth Baker, The Rt Hon. Lord Baker of Dorking