Books in the Making Contemporary Britain series

British Politics since 1945 offers a comprehensive overview of postwar British politics ideal for introductory students and general readers alike. The book balances a narrative of the major events and personalities of the postwar political scene with a critical assessment of the recurrent issues and concerns of political debate.

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This second edition of Colin Seymour-Ure's history of the press and broadcasting in post-war Britian offers a concise and fully up-to-date overview of the development of the media and its central role in British society.

In this fully revised and updated second edition, Sir Alec Cairncross provides a lucid overview and analysis of British economic policy and performance from 1945 to the present. The author takes a chronological approach, introducing the events of the period with an account of changing ideas on economic policy and performance.

This volume offers an overview of Britain's development since the end of World War II. The book draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators, and provides a useful introduction for students of contemporary British history, politics and society.

* Explores British sport as experienced by those who watched it, played it, wrote and talked about it. * Gives equal attention to the post--war years and to the more immediate present. * Includes discussion of women, ethnic minorities, and the disabled within the general text rather than treating them separately.

An analysis of developments in British defence policy since 1945. This text looks at how British defence policy has balanced the country's need to maintain the status of an independent nuclear power with its diminishing role in world politics.

Margaret Thatchera s departure from office and the arrival of her successor, John Major, have had a profound impact on the way Britain is governed -- and in this new edition of Consensus Politics, the authors examines the legacy of Thatcherite "conviction politics" and assesses the state of consensus in Britaina s government today.

Outlines and analyzes the way the office of Prime Minister has developed in Britain in the past 45 years. The book considers the social backgrounds, image, relations with cabinets, role in policy making, and power of the men and woman who have occupied the office.

This book provides a succinct overview of the development of the civil service since the Second World War. Adopting a broad, historical approach, it assesses the changes in organization, structure and management of the Whitehall machine, alongside the continuities in the policy and practice of public administration.

Tracing the origins of planning ideals and practice, this study charts the adoption by the state (at a central and local level) of measures to control and regulate features of Britain's urban and rural environments, focusing particularly on the last 50 years.

This is an account of the relationship between social and political change - how voting behaviour has been affected by the decline of the industrial working class and the rise of the "new" working class - and of how political activity and the mechanics of politics have altered.

This book explores the history of Britain's membership of the European Community. It looks at the attitude of the various British governments to the evolution of the Community, the part that membership has played in domestic politics, and the effect of membership on life in Britain.

This introductory textbook provides an historical overview of developments in local government in postwar Britain. The authors incorporate the latest research into their overview to offer a an up-to-date assessment of the dominant arguments and debates.

This volume provides a thematic overview of the Northern Ireland conflict and its proposed solutions, from the beginnings of the "Troubles" up to the present day. This updated and expanded edition includes coverage of recent developments.

This volume offers an overview of Britain's development since the end of World War II. The book draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators, and provides a useful introduction for students of contemporary British history, politics and society.