A Companion to Contemporary Britain 1939 - 2000 - ADDISON PAULJONES HARRIET
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A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of twentieth-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century. Comprising 30 essays written by leading international scholars, it provides readers with a single-volume reference to the varied perspectives dominating historical writing on this period. The volume opens with an assessment of the impact of war, before moving on to examine Britain's continuing role in the wider world, particularly the legacy of Empire, Britain's "special relationship" with the United States, and integration with…mehr

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A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of twentieth-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century. Comprising 30 essays written by leading international scholars, it provides readers with a single-volume reference to the varied perspectives dominating historical writing on this period. The volume opens with an assessment of the impact of war, before moving on to examine Britain's continuing role in the wider world, particularly the legacy of Empire, Britain's "special relationship" with the United States, and integration with continental Europe. Domestic politics, the economy, society, and popular culture are also covered, including such topics as class consciousness, immigration and race relations, changing gender roles, and the impact of the mass media. Where essays include discussion of the last years of the century, they often present the first assessment of recent developments from a self-consciously historical perspective.
Autorenporträt
Paul Addison is Director of the Centre for WWII Studies at the University of Edinburgh. His books include The Road to 1945: British Politics and the Second World War (1975) and Churchill on the Home Front 1900-1955 (1992). Harriet Jones is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.
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A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

"This companion makes it easy to survey subjects quicklyfor the latest and best historiography, and provides lots ofavenues by which to travel for further knowledge." (Journal ofWorld History, September 2009)

"[This volume] lives us to [the] high expectations of the seriesof Blackwell Companions. Informed, wide-ranging andup-to-date syntheses cover what might be regarded as standardsubjects like the Second World War ... and the transformation ofthe British economy. More importantly, there are chapters on topicsignored by most histories of Britain; for example ... thesuburbanization of Britain, sport and youth culture."(History)

"A definitive textbook for contemporary British history. Itsbreadth of subjects is compelling, and the quality of itscontributions ... superb, with many subjects dealt with by authorsable to pour a career's worth of groundbreaking research intotheir introductory surveys. Praise must be given for a consistentlyinformative volume, which places so many interpretations anddiscussions in one place. Overall, Addison and Jones cancongratulate themselves for editing a superb collection, one thatcan reasonably lay claim to being the foremost textbook oncontemporary British history." (Reviews in History)