British Social Movements Since 1945
Subtitle: Sex, Colour, Peace and Power (Contemporary History in Context)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780333720097
Subjects: Demonstrations & protest movements; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; History; Sociology; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; General; Popular Culture - General; History-Europe - Great Britain - General; Political Science-General; Social Science / Popular Culture; Great Britain; Social movements
Description: "Social movements have transformed Britain's social, political and cultural landscape. Yet, until now, no book detailed the history of these movements. This book focuses on campaigns around gender, race, sexuality, peace, disability and the environment. For the first time, it places these movements in a historical framework displaying their shared origins, development and fates.

From the polite lobbying of the 1950s, through the outrageous tactics of the 1970s, to the direct action of the 1990s, British Social Movements since 1945 explores the diversity of movement activity while never losing sight of larger historical trends." "Based on in-depth interviews with the key campaigners of the last fifty years, the book provides a vital insight into a side of British contemporary history that has too often been ignored."--BOOK JACKET.