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A companion to contemporary Britain, 1939-2000 / edited by Paul Addison and Harriet Jones

Contributor(s): Addison, Paul (, 1943-) [ed]

Publisher: Oxford : Blackwell, 2005Description: xvi, 583 p. : il. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781405167307Subject(s): Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- 1939-2000

Contents:

1- The impact of the Second World War 2- The impact of the cold war 3- Population and the family 4- Cities, suburbs, countryside 5- Class 6- Immigration and racism 7- Sports and recreation 8- Youth culture 9- Sexuality 10- Economic “Decline” in post-war Britain 11- The transformation of the economy 12- The geography of economy change 13- Living standads and comsuption Gender: Change and continuity 14- Welfare, poverty and social inequalities 15- Education 16- Health 17- Rewriting the unwritten constitution 18- The secret state 19- Rethinking the “Rise and fall” of two-Party politics 20- The rise and disintegration of the working classes 21- The growth of social movements 22- Civil society 23- The politics of devolution 24- The politics of northern Ireland 25- Britain in the world economy 26- The end of empire 27- The Anglo-American “Special Relationships” 28- Britain and europe 29- British defence policy

Summary: A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century.

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Course reserves
Libro	Biblioteca Universidad Europea del Atlántico Fondo General	No ficción	316.7 COM	Available		4356	Historia y Cultura de los Países de Habla Inglesa (eng)

1- The impact of the Second World War
2- The impact of the cold war
3- Population and the family
4- Cities, suburbs, countryside
5- Class
6- Immigration and racism
7- Sports and recreation
8- Youth culture
9- Sexuality
10- Economic “Decline” in post-war Britain
11- The transformation of the economy
12- The geography of economy change
13- Living standads and comsuption Gender: Change and continuity
14- Welfare, poverty and social inequalities
15- Education
16- Health
17- Rewriting the unwritten constitution
18- The secret state
19- Rethinking the “Rise and fall” of two-Party politics
20- The rise and disintegration of the working classes
21- The growth of social movements
22- Civil society
23- The politics of devolution
24- The politics of northern Ireland
25- Britain in the world economy
26- The end of empire
27- The Anglo-American “Special Relationships”
28- Britain and europe
29- British defence policy

A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century.