British society since 1945 /
Saved in:
| Author / Creator: | Marwick, Arthur, 1936-2006 |
|---|---|
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | London : Penguin, 1990. |
| Description: | vi, 430 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Penguin social history of Britain |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1299891 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction: 'How It Was', 'What Went Wrong?', or 'From Consensus to Divided Society and Half-way Back?'
- Part 1. Social Consensus 1945-57
- 1. British Journey
- 2. That Topic All-Absorbing: Class
- 3. The Welfare State
- 4. Hearth, Home, and Street Corner
- 5. The Culture of Austerity
- 6. Consensus Re-examined
- Part 2. Roads to Freedom 1958-73
- 7. Affluence, Appliances, and Work
- 8. Critiques, Boutiques, and Pop
- 9. The End of Victorianism
- 10. Social Structure and Social Strains
- 11. False Optimism
- Part 3. The Time of Troubles 1973-82
- 12. Gloom on the Man-Made Island 1973-80
- 13. Class, Race, and Nationalism
- 14. Living Standards
- 15. 'Gimme a Man After Midnight'
- 16. Tolerance and Confrontation
- 17. The Winter of Discontent and the Summer of the Fire Bombs
- Part 4. Privatization, Polarization and IT 1982-9
- 18. The Processes of Change
- 19. The Geography of 'Post-Industrialization': Mainland Britain and Northern Ireland
- 20. The 'Enterprise Economy'
- 21. Workers, Yuppies and Hooligans
- 22. Social Policy and Social Life
- 23. The Hallmark of a Civilization: 'An Ace Caff with Quite a Nice Museum Attached'
- Part 5. A Society at Odds with Itself 1989-97
- 24. Divisive Bequests: Cultural and Political
- 25. Social Reform with a Sting
- 26. Class, Race, Identity
- Part 6. A Faltering Return Towards Consensus? 1997-2002
- 27. The Odd Shape of the Nation
- 28. Service with a Scowl
- 29. The Pleasures and Pains of Life
- Notes on Sources and Guide to Further Reading
- Index