{"product_id":"the-wilson-governments-19641970-reconsidered-9780415356343","title":"The Wilson Governments 19641970 Reconsidered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a fascinating re-assessment of our view of the Wilson governments of 1964-1970. This new text draws on newly available sources, across the range of British government, and for the first time looks at the whole range of political and state activity. This critical appraisal provides a fascinating case study of British government in action in this key period of British History.\u003cbr\u003eThis book was previously published as a special issue of the leading journal \u003cem\u003eContemporary British History\u003c\/em\u003e. It is an excellent resource for students of governance, foreign policy, economics and social policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: New views of Labour and the 1960s  2. A Tale of Two Smiths: The transformation of Commonwealth policy  3. \"O Mother is it Worth It?\": Centre 42 and arts policy  4. Harold Wilson, the Labour Party and the Machinery of Government  5. Wilson and Rhodesia: UDI and British policy towards Africa  6. \"Letting the Wolf Through the Door\": Public morality, politics and \"permissive\" reform  7. \"Dynamic, Exciting, Thrilling Change\": The Wilson governments' economic policies 8. Finding a Role?: The EEC in Britain's foreign policy  9. Labour, Taxation and Modernisation  10. Social Security Under Wilson: A case of confusion and incoherence  11. In Place of Strife: Labour and trade union reform  12. Conclusion: From condemnation to assessment","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402098024791,"sku":"9780415356343","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415356343.jpg?v=1730479405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wilson-governments-19641970-reconsidered-9780415356343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}