Sixties Britain analyses the main social, political, cultural and economic changes Britain underwent in the Sixties; examining pop, politics, postmodernism, fashion, feminism, foreign policy and much else besides, to show why it was a time of such dramatic change, and not for the reasons most usually cited. Steering away from the ideologically charged accounts of Britainduring this time, Donnelly neither romanticises nor demonises this most controversial of decades. He revisits assumptions about the 1960's and presents a nuanced and engaging history of Britain. Suitable for use on undergraduate courses on sixties and twentieth-century Britain.…mehr
Sixties Britain analyses the main social, political, cultural and economic changes Britain underwent in the Sixties; examining pop, politics, postmodernism, fashion, feminism, foreign policy and much else besides, to show why it was a time of such dramatic change, and not for the reasons most usually cited. Steering away from the ideologically charged accounts of Britainduring this time, Donnelly neither romanticises nor demonises this most controversial of decades. He revisits assumptions about the 1960's and presents a nuanced and engaging history of Britain. Suitable for use on undergraduate courses on sixties and twentieth-century Britain.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark Donnelly, PhD., is an artist, educator, community activist, Freemason, a proud husband andfather of four exceptional adults, and a fierce dreamer.Many believe that the older Dr. Donnelly gets, the younger his imagination becomes.He is the author of 40 books (and counting), including children's books like: My Name is Rocky, Theresa's Sock, Where the Bathwater Goes, The Worm Doctor, Brittney is a cat today, Twenty-Five Cents, But I don't want to be a butterfly, For short, A Journey for Peace, Where Did My Wonder Go?, Rory, I Forgot, Sitting Still, and The Encyclopedia of Misunderstood Imaginary Monsters.Mark has also written about Western New York's history, waterfront, architecture, weather, and aseries of novelty cookbooks.As one of the region's premier photographers, his work has appeared in numerous exhibitions andgalleries, including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, The NACC, Burchfield-Penney Art Center,Rodman Hall Arts Centre, and the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
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Introduction: Reading the Sixties 1. Post-war Britain, 1945-59 2. Consumerism, youth and sixties pop music 3. Anxieties, faith and intellectuals 4. Conservative crisis and Labour recovery, 1959-64 5. On screen 6. 'Swinging London' and the 'long front of culture' 7. Labour's first term and the politics of race 8. Permissiveness and counter-culture 9. Poverty and devaluation 10. 1968, cultural crisis and women's liberation 11. Powellism and nationalist politics 12. Labour crisis and Conservative recovery, 1968-70 Conclusion Bibliography Index
Introduction: Reading the Sixties 1. Post-war Britain, 1945-59 2. Consumerism, youth and sixties pop music 3. Anxieties, faith and intellectuals 4. Conservative crisis and Labour recovery, 1959-64 5. On screen 6. 'Swinging London' and the 'long front of culture' 7. Labour's first term and the politics of race 8. Permissiveness and counter-culture 9. Poverty and devaluation 10. 1968, cultural crisis and women's liberation 11. Powellism and nationalist politics 12. Labour crisis and Conservative recovery, 1968-70 Conclusion Bibliography Index
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