Overview
The Longman Companion to Britain Since 1945, 2e is an important compendium of essential facts and figures on British history and politics since 1945. The Second edition is updated through the rise of Tony Blair, the victory of New Labour in 1997 and the major constitutional changes currently underway in Britain. This collection includes key political and historical facts and figures. Provides a political chronology and facts on Britain's International Affairs, includes data on Social and Economic history of the period and offers 120 short biographies of key political and historical individuals. The Longman Companion to Britain Since 1945, 2e is a new edition of a wide ranging reference volume, on British history from the start of the landmark Atlee government in 1945 to the final years of the 1990s. It embraces all major aspects of British history, while reflecting the changes that transformed the face of Britain since the end of the Second World War. The Longman Companion to Britain Since 1945, 2e provides details on political history including a chronology. Following is a section on Social history, with information, facts and figures. Next is a section on economic history. Then comes a section on Britain and the wider world, with data regarding the European Union, the Commonwealth, defense policies, major conflicts, and terrorism. Then follows a section of short biographies of leading and important figures, a glossary of terms and topic bibliography. The Longman Companion to Britain Since 1945, 2e is an ideal reference source for a writer, student, journalist or general reader wanting, or needing, a handy one stop reference for Britain since 1945. Chris Cook, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and is the former Head of the Modern Archives of Political and Economic Science. John Stevenson is a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.
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- ISBN-13: 9780582356740
- ISBN-10: 0582356741
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: June 2000
- Dimensions: 9.22 x 6.24 x 0.84 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.17 pounds
- Page Count: 368
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