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Informationen zum Autor Arthur Marwick Klappentext Explores high and popular culture; family, race, gender and class relations; sexual attitudes and material conditions; science and technology - the diversity of social developments in Britain from 1945 to 2002. This book moves dexterously through a wide variety of sources, ranging from poetry through film and novels to opinion polls. Zusammenfassung High and popular culture; family, race, gender and class relations; sexual attitudes and material conditions; science and technology - the diversity of social developments in Britain from 1945 to 2002 are thoroughly explored in this new edition of aclassic text. 'Something of a tour de force... Without serious distortion or omission he moves dexterously through a wide variety of sources, ranging from poetry through film and novels to opinion polls.. it is astonishing how much he gets in' Times Educational Supplement 'An enjoyable, readable, usable achievement which leads the field' John Vincent, Sunday Times Inhaltsverzeichnis British Society Since 1945 - Arthur Marwick Preface Introduction: "How It Was!" "What Went Wrong?!" or "From Consensus to Divided Society and Half-way Back?" Part One: 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 Two: Roads to Freedom 1958-73 7. Afflunce! Appliances! and Work 8. Critiques! Boutiques! and Pop 9. The End of Victorianism 10. Social Structure and Social Strains 11. False Optimism Part Three: 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 Four: 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 Five: A Society at Odds with Itself 1989-97 24. Divisive Requests: Cultural and Political 25. Social Reform with a Sting 26. Class! Race! Identity Part Six: 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 ...
