Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995

HIST 98 short blurb This text examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form. Illustrated with with helpful maps, charts and diagrams.Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form. It: introduces fresh angles to long-studied topics; consolidates a great body of recent research; analyzes views of different historians; offers an interpretive rather than narrative approach; gives concise treatment to complex issues; is directly relevant to student questions and courses; is carefully organised to reflect the way teachers tackle these courses; and is illustrated with helpful maps, charts, illustrations and photographs.

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Introduction to British political history 1914-95
The First World and its impact
The decline of the Liberal party 1914-40
The 1924 Labout government
Baldwin and the Conservative ascendancy between the wars
The General Strike
The first crisis of Labout 1929-39
The economy, unemployment and government policy between the wars
Versailles, foreign policy and collective security 1918-33
Foreign policy and appeasement 1933-9
The Second World War and its impact
The Labour government 1945-51
The Conservative decade: domestic policies 1951-64
Years of reform and crisis 1964-79
Thatcherism and after, 1979-95
The second crisis of Labour 1979-92
Foreign policy and defence 1945-70
Foreign policy and defence 1970-95
Britain and Europe since 1945
The British Empire and Commonwealth in the twentieth century
The Irish issue 1914-96
Equal opportunities and women's rights in twentieth-century Britain
Immigration, race relations and the plural society
Primary sources for British political history 1914-95
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
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Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995

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