Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-64

ISBN-13: 9780333629710 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 256 str.

Kevin Jefferys

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- List of Illustrations.- Introduction.- Setting Britain Free, 1951-55.- The Best Prime Minister We Have, 1955-57.- Never Had It So Good, 1957-59.- Mac The End, 1959-63.- The Stagnant Society.- Modernising Britain.- The Opportunity State.- Welfare Policy under the Tories.- The Affluent Society.- Popular Politics and Voting Patterns.- Smart Alec vs Dull Alec, 1963-64.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.