Title: Seeking a role : the United Kingdom, 1951-1970 /
Authors: Harrison, Brian, 1937-
Publisher: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Great Britain Social life and customs; Great Britain Social conditions; Great Britain Foreign relations
Abstract: This is a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of post-war Britain in the 1950s and 60s. It covers everything from international relations to family life, the countryside to manufacturing, religion to race, and cultural life to political structures.
Contents: The United Kingdom in 1951 -- The United Kingdom and the world -- The face of the country -- The social structure -- Family welfare -- Industry and commerce -- Intellect and culture -- Politics and government -- 'The sixties.'