The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016: A Political and Economic History

Author:   Scott Newton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138800038


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   29 August 2017
Format:   Hardback
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The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016: A Political and Economic History


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Author:   Scott Newton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781138800038


ISBN 10:   1138800031
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   29 August 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Introduction: why a political and economic history? Part 1: The Rise and Fall of Social-Democratic Britain 1: Conservative Social Democracy 1961-64 2: Labour’s New Britain, 1964-70 3: Quiet Revolution, 1970-74 4: The Last Years of the Post-War Settlement, 1974-79 Part 2: Neo-Liberal Britain 5: Thatcher's Revolution, 1979-90 6: Major Interlude, 1990-97 7: New Labour in Power, 1997-2010 Envoi Select Bibliography Index

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I think this is the best, most modern, balanced, and scrupulous history of contemporary Britain available. - Martin Farr, Newcastle University, UK Newton's is a stimulating history, notable for its detail and clarity. - John Moore, Morning Star


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Scott Newton is Emeritus Professor of Modern British and International History at Cardiff University, having taught there for 33 years before retiring in 2016. He has written on British economic history and policy and the interaction between socio-economic change and international relations, and his work has appeared in journals such as Diplomacy and Statecraft, The Economic History Review and the English Historical Review. His best-known books are Modernization Frustrated (1988, with Dilwyn Porter), Profits of Peace: The Political Economy of Anglo-German Appeasement (1996) and The Global Economy, 1944–2000: The Limits of Ideology (2004).

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