Reform and reconstruction : Britain after the war, 1945-51
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Reform and reconstruction : Britain after the war, 1945-51
（Documents in contemporary history）
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1995
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 150-156
Includes index
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Description
Reform and Reconstruction' examines one of the watersheds of 20th century British history: the work and impact of the 1945-51 Labour government led by Clement Attlee. This established a framework for domestic and foreign policy which lasted more than thirty years. The election of 1945 left an enduring legacy, through such landmarks as the nationalisation of the Bank of England in 1946, the independence of India in 1947, the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948, and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in 1949. This volume examines the full range of themes such as social and economic reform, foreign policy, imperial affairs and the social history of the era by drawing upon a wide array of documentary selections from the period unpublished papers, speeches, Cabinet documents, pamphlets, newspapers, public opinion polls, and literary excerpts. The document sections familiarize the reader with key contemporary sources, while an introductory chapter and commentaries on each subject highlight current debates and research. The volume provides a concise and readable guide to a crucial era in recent British history. -- .
Table of Contents
- Making the new society - social and economic reform
- new realities - the Labour governments and foreign policy
- old empires, new empires - colonial policy, 1945-1951
- class, society and culture in Labour Britain
- judging "Jerusalem" - political responses to post-war reform.
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