CiNii Books - The Longman companion to Britain since 1945

This text provides essential facts and commentary on all aspects - political, diplomatic, military, social, economic, environmental and religious - of Britain since 1945. The book looks at local government and at Britain's place in the wider world as well as successive national administrations.

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I - Political history Political Chronologies
List of Principal Ministers
Elections
Party Politics
Principal Parties
Minor Parties
The Machinery of Government
Northern Ireland. Part II - Social History: Population
Education
Health, Welfare and Poverty
Housing
Environment
Women
The Media
Crime and Police
Local Government
Labour relations
Religion
Race and Immigration
Civil liberties
Part III - Economic History: Key events in Economic Policy
U.K. Balance of Trade
Gross Domestic Product at 1965 prices
National Income at Factor Cost
National lncome at 1985 prices
Prices and wages, 1950-1979
Retail Prices, Average Earnings, Real Average Earnings and Real disposable incomes, 1971-92
Comparative Rise in consumer prices, per cent per annum
Coal Production
Coal Statistics
Domestic Oil Production, Imports and Exports
Steel Production
Motor vehicles produced
Decline of U.K. Manufacturing employment
Manufacturing Output
Employment
Unemployment
Railway Mileage and passengers carried
Motor vehicles in use
Motor vehicles Nationalisation
Privatisation proceeds
Public spending
Government spending on main areas. Part IV - Britain and the Wider World: Britain and Europe
Britain and the Commonwealth
Conflicts and Defence Since 1945. Part V - Biographies. Part VI - Glossary of Terms. Part VII - Topic Bibliography. Index.

Volume: : ppr ISBN 9780582070318

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This new Companion to History book embraces the fifty years from the start of the Attlee administration in 1945 to the Conservative leadership contest of 1995. It includes: social history, from population figures, education, housing, social policy, to the changing status of women, and environmental issues; Britain and international affairs, covering aspects such as the European Union, the Commonwealth, the major postwar conflicts, and terrorism; and over 120 concise biographies of key personalities. It will be an essential aid to anyone studying or teaching postwar Britain.

Table of Contents

Section I: Political history 1.Political chronology. 2.Principal ministers. 3.Elections. 4. Party Politics. 5. Other parties. 6. Machinery of government. 7. Local government. 8. Trade unions. 9. Northern Ireland. Section II: Social history 1. Population and migration. 2. Education. 3. Health, social welfare and poverty. 4. Housing. 5.Environment and pollution. 6. Women. 7. The media. 8. Crime and police. 9. Religion. 10. Immigration and race relations. 11. Civil liberties and censorship. 12. Gay and lesbian rights. Section III: Economic history 1. Economic policy. 3. Prices and incomes. 4. Industry. 5. Employment and unemployment. 6.Transport. 7. Nationalization and privatization. Section IV: The Wider World 1. The European Union 2. The Commonwealth. 3. Defence policy. 4. Major conflict. 5. Terrorism involving British targets. Section V: Biographies. Section VI: Glossary of terms. Section VII: Topic Biography. 1. General texts. 3. Decolonization and foreign policy. 4. The domestic policy of the Conservative governments, 1951-64. 5. The Labour government of 1964-70. 6. The trade unions and British governments since 1945. 7. Welsh and Scotish nationalism. 8. The 1970s. 9. The Northern Ireland crisis. 10. Third party politics and electoral reform since 1945. 11. Women's history and the feminist movement. 12. Foreign policy and defence since 1964. 13. The Thatcher era and after. Maps. Index

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