Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jeremy Black is a superlative guide to modern British history. He combines a wonderful narrative style with unimpeachable intellectual authority. if anyone wants to understand how our country has developed over the last seventy years there is no better volume than this." -Michael Gove, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom "Throughout this volume, Professor Black demonstrates an enviable ability to communicate the most complex events incisively and economically-whether analyzing the Northern Irish 'Troubles' in a few pages, or the Miners' Strike in a few paragraphs. With masterly command of detail, he builds a picture of change and continuity which makes the outcome of Britain's Brexit referendum much easier to comprehend." -Julian Lewis, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Chairman, House of Commons Defense Committee
Table of ContentsPreface: From Empire to Where?
Prime Ministers from 1945
Abbreviations
1. Environment under Strain
2. Economy under Strain
3. Changing Society
4. Changing Culture
5. The After-Echoes of War, 1945-60
6. The Politics of Crisis, 1961-79
7. Thatcherism, 1979-90
8. Changing Directions, 1990-2016
9. British Issues, 1945-2016
10. European and World Questions
11. Into the Future
12. Conclusions
Selected Further Reading
Index
