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The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016 explores the transformation of contemporary Britain, tracing its evolution from the welfare state post-1945 to social democracy in the 1960s and 1970s and the liberal market society post-1979. Focusing on political and economic change, it identifies which elements led to changes that shaped British history.
List of contents
List of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsIntroduction: why a political and economic history?
Part 1: The Rise and Fall of Social-Democratic Britain
1: Conservative Social Democracy 1961-64
2: Labour's New Britain, 1964-70
3: Quiet Revolution, 1970-74
4: The Last Years of the Post-War Settlement, 1974-79
Part 2: Neo-Liberal Britain
5: Thatcher's Revolution, 1979-90
6: Major Interlude, 1990-97
7: New Labour in Power, 1997-2010
Envoi
Select Bibliography
Index
About the author
Scott Newton is Emeritus Professor of Modern British and International History at Cardiff University, having taught there for 33 years before retiring in 2016. He has written on British economic history and policy and the interaction between socio-economic change and international relations, and his work has appeared in journals such as
Diplomacy and Statecraft,
The Economic History Review and the
English Historical Review. His best-known books are
Modernization Frustrated (1988, with Dilwyn Porter),
Profits of Peace: The Political Economy of Anglo-German Appeasement (1996) and
The Global Economy, 1944-2000: The Limits of Ideology (2004).
Summary
The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016 explores the transformation of contemporary Britain, tracing its evolution from the welfare state post-1945 to social democracy in the 1960s and 1970s and the liberal market society post-1979. Focusing on political and economic change, it identifies which elements led to changes that shaped British history.
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"I think this is the best, most modern, balanced, and scrupulous history of contemporary Britain available." - Martin Farr, Newcastle University, UK
"Newton's is a stimulating history, notable for its detail and clarity." - John Moore, Morning Star
"... this is an excellent book, intensively researched and with a strong narrative line that gives powerful support to the central argument. An ideal festive gift for anyone interested in the recent economic history of Britain." - Dan Atkinson, Lobster Magazine
