ABSTRACT

This timely new edition of the Longman Companion to Britain since 1945 (compiled by the series editors themselves) provides a wide-ranging compendium of key facts and figures on British history from the start of the landmark Attlee government in 1945 to the final years of the 1990s. The book embraces all major aspects of British history, government and society, reflecting the massive social, political and economic changes that have transformed the face of Britain since the end of the Second World War. Fully revised and updated, this new edition covers the advent of Tony Blair, the electoral victory of New Labour in 1997 and the major constitutional changes currently underway in Britain. This book will be invaluable to anyone interested in the history and politics of post-war Britain - from students and teachers to party activists and lovers of reader-friendly reference books.

part |2 pages

Section I: Political History

chapter 1|36 pages

Political chronology

chapter 2|13 pages

Principal ministers

chapter 3|20 pages

Elections

chapter 4|16 pages

Party politics

chapter 5|10 pages

Other parties

chapter 6|5 pages

Machinery of government

chapter 7|2 pages

Local government

chapter 8|7 pages

Trade unions

chapter 9|6 pages

Northern Ireland

chapter 10|5 pages

Scotland and Wales

part |2 pages

Section II: Social History

chapter 1|2 pages

Population and migration

chapter 2|5 pages

Education

chapter 3|4 pages

Health, social welfare and poverty

chapter 4|3 pages

Housing

chapter 5|3 pages

Environment and pollution

chapter 6|2 pages

Women

chapter 7|5 pages

The media

chapter 8|5 pages

Crime and police

chapter 9|3 pages

Religion

chapter 10|4 pages

Immigration and race relations

chapter 11|2 pages

Civil liberties and censorship

chapter 12|2 pages

Gay and lesbian rights

part |2 pages

Section III: Economic History

chapter 1|9 pages

Economic policy

chapter 2|2 pages

Trade and finance

chapter 3|2 pages

Prices and incomes

chapter 4|2 pages

Industry

chapter 5|1 pages

Employment and unemployment

chapter 6|3 pages

Transport

chapter 7|3 pages

Nationalization and privatization

part |2 pages

Section IV: The Wider World

chapter 1|7 pages

The European Union

chapter 2|4 pages

The Commonwealth

chapter 3|7 pages

Defence policy

chapter 4|4 pages

Major conflicts

chapter 5|6 pages

Terrorism involving British targets

chapter |38 pages

Section V: Biographies

chapter |58 pages

Section VI: Glossary of Terms

part |3 pages

Section VII: Topic Bibliography

chapter 1|1 pages

General texts

chapter 2|2 pages

Britain and the Second World War

chapter 5|1 pages

The Labour government of 1964-70

chapter 8|1 pages

The 1970s

chapter 9|1 pages

The Northern Ireland crisis

chapter 12|1 pages

Foreign policy and defence since 1964

chapter 13|2 pages

The Thatcher era and after

chapter |4 pages

Section VIII: Maps