Britain Since 1945

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Decline or Resurgence? Post-War Britain....Pages 1-10
The Economic Record since 1945....Pages 11-37
Enterprise and the Welfare State: A Comparative Perspective....Pages 39-58
Trade Unions, the Government and the Economy....Pages 59-87
The Jerusalem that Failed? The Rebuilding of Post-War Britain....Pages 89-110
The Rise (and Fall?) of State-Owned Enterprise....Pages 111-133
The Defence of the Realm: Britain in the Nuclear Age....Pages 135-157
Social Equity and Industrial Need: A Dilemma of English Education since 1945....Pages 159-182
Towards Equal Opportunities? Women in Britain since 1945....Pages 183-208
Immigration....Pages 209-231
The Conservative Party since 1945....Pages 233-261
Labour as a Governing Party: Balancing Right and Left....Pages 263-281
Britain and the Two Irelands since 1945....Pages 283-303
Youth Culture and the Emergence of Popular Music....Pages 305-323
Back Matter....Pages 325-392