Britain since 1945: A Political History

by David Childs (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $3.25

  This is the fifth edition of what has become the standard textbook on contemporary British political history since the end of the Second World War.

  The new and improved edition of this important book brings the picture to the present by including the following additions:

  * a new chapter on Tony Blair's administration including analysis of the London Mayoral elections
  * new material on john Major in the light of the memoirs of Major, Norman Lamont and new work on the Labour party at this time
  * updated statistical data and tables
  * in-depth coverage of the 1990s and the start of the twenty-first century.

  This authoritative chronological survey discusses domestic policy and politics in particular, but also covers external and international relations and will doubtless be a major part of the course reading of any student of British history since 1945.

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  Bringing the picture right up to date, this sixth edition of the most reliable basic text on recent political history not only discusses domestic policy and politics in particular, but also covers external and international relations.

  New additions for this edition include:

  • a discussion of 11 September 2001
  • the Iraq War and after
  • the election of Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard as leaders of the Conservative Party
  • immigration, asylum and identity
  • the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles
  • the 2005 election and Blair's standing as Prime Minister
  • the controversy over fox hunting, the Gambling Act and 24-hour drinking
  • the importance of China on the British arena.

  Established and authoritative, this volume is a crucial text for all students of contemporary British history and politics.