Enoch Powell and the Making of Postcolonial Britain

A radically revisionist account of the life and political career of Enoch Powell.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Conservative war, 1938-47; 2. Liberal war, 1947-60; 3. Without war? Commonwealth and consensus; 4. The war within, 1968-70; 5. Naming the crisis; Conclusion; Postscript: Enoch Powell and Thatcherism.

About the author

Camilla Schofield is a lecturer in Imperial History at the University of East Anglia and teaches classes on collective memory, British imperialism and modern Britain. She acts as reviews editor for the journal History.

Summary

In this radically revisionist reading of the life and political career of Enoch Powell, Camilla Schofield shows how Powell and his supporters illuminate the complex relationship between British social democracy, racism and the domestic politics of imperial decline in post-war Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Camilla Schofield, Camilla (University of East Anglia) Schofield, Schofield Camilla
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107595477
• ISBN: 978-1-107-59547-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Politics & government, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)