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Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-64
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-64
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kevin Jefferys
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| Series | British Studies Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780333629710
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| Classifications | Dewey:941.0855 |
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| Illustrations |
IX, 256 p.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Red Globe Press
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| Publication Date |
30 June 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
Reviews'Retreat from New Jerusalem is solid and reliable...can be confidently recommended to students as the best systhesis available of the period with which it deals.' - Vernon Bogdanor, History 'This is a textbook of the most excellent kind which is sure to benefit all its readers.' - Robert Pearce, History Review
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