Twentieth-century Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Kenneth O. Morgan
Twentieth-century Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Kenneth O. Morgan First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan´s Very Short…
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Twentieth-century Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Kenneth O. Morgan
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan´s Very Short Introduction to Twentieth-Century Britain examines the forces of consensus and of conflict in twentieth-century Britain. Throughout, cultural and artistic themes are woven into the analysis, along with the distinct national experiences of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The account covers the trauma of the First World War and the social divisions of the twenties; fierce domestic and foreign policy debates in the thirties; the impact of the Second World War for domestic transformation, popular culture and the loss of empire; the transition from the turmoil of the seventies to the aftermath of Thatcherism and the advent of New Labour.
The profound tension that shook the United Kingdom are juxtaposed against equally deep forces for stability, cohesion, and a sense of historic identity.