The politics of decline An interpretation of British politics from the 1940s to the 1970s /
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230554450 |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2004. |
Carrier Form: | 320 p. |
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9780333726228 9780230554450 : 0230554458 : |
CLC: | D756.109 |
Contents: | Preface 'A Period of National Humiliation and Decline' Ghost in the Machine: Britain as a Great Power Ghost in the Machine: The Keynesian Full Employment Welfare State Ghost in the Machine: The Electoral Revolution of 1945 and the Veto Wheat and Tares Together Sown: The Attlee Labour Governments 1945 Fast Falls the Eventide: The Churchill Conservative Government 1951 The Reckoning: The Eden Conservative Government 1955 The Failure of the Middle Way: The Macmillan and Home Conservative Governments 1957 The Wrong Revolution: The Wilson Labour Governments 1964 The Heath Experiment: The Conservative Government 1970 The Last Act: The Labour Governments 1974 References Bibliography Index. |