The Longman companion to Britain since 1945
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The Longman companion to Britain since 1945
（Longman companions to history）
Longman, 1996
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Britain since 1945
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: csd ISBN 9780582070301
Description
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.
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: ppr ISBN 9780582070318
Description
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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