Britain Since 1945

Hollowell, Jonathan (Editor)

Making Contemporary Britain

1. Edition October 2002
484 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-631-20968-3

John Wiley & Sons

Wiley Online Library

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain's development since the end of the Second World War. It comprises 23 contributions from leading authorities and newer scholars, set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz.

* A comprehensive and fascinating introduction to Britain from the end of the Second World War

* Draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators

* The chapters are set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz

* Covers topics such as foreigh policy, political parties, the media, race relations, women and social change, science and IT, culture, industrial relations, the welfare state, and political and economic issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Series Editor Preface: Anthony Seldon (Brighton College).

Foreword: Raymond Seitz (Lehman Brothers International,
London).

Part I: Government.

Part II: Society.

Part III: Economy.

"Jonathan Hollowell's fresh look at Britain's post-war story
departs in important ways from standard clichés and captures
instead the positive excitement for many of the country's new
post-war self-belief. It should be read by all those looking for a
refreshing alternative to the standard histories." Peter Jay,
former BBC Economics Editor and British Ambassador to the USA

"This excellent volume puts the post-war British experience in
perspective. The chapters, which include an elegant introduction by
Raymond Seitz, and a comprehensive essay on Europe by Jonathan
Hollowell, cover all aspects of British life since 1945. This
volume, with its helpful suggestions for further reading, is a
valuable addition to the field." Norman Stone, Bilkent
University

"Jonathan Hollowell has brought together an important and
user-friendly collection of essays on the major facets of British
history in the second half of the twentieth century. In their
detail and in the range of issues discussed, there is no book like
it. The essays, their suggestions for readings, and chronologies,
will be indispensable aids to students at all levels who wish to
explore the peculiarities of the British. This is synthetic history
of a very high order indeed." Jay Winter, Yale
University

"A comprehensive survey of British politics and society over the
last half century... I shall of course include this remarkable book
in the list of recommended readings for students of British
politics and society at this university." Jean-Claude Sergeant,
The University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle

Jonathan Hollowell is an independent scholar living in New York. Educated at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Rochester (USA), and Oxford University, he was formerly a tutor for St. Peter's College, Oxford. He is a former research fellow at the institute for Contemporary History in London and an assistant to former Prime Minister Edward Heath for his memoirs, Course of My Life (1998). He is co-editor of The European Review of History/Revue européenne d'histoire, and among his publications are Twentieth-Century Anglo-American Relations (2001) and a forthcoming text on twentieth-century Europe.

J. Hollowell, SUNY Empire State College, USA