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Governing Post-War Britain: The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973
Glen O'Hara
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Description for Governing Post-War Britain: The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973
Hardcover. Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed.
Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230230569
SKU
V9780230230569
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99-15
About Glen O'Hara
GLEN O'HARA Reader in the History of Public Policy at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is the author of several books about modern British history, including From Dreams to Disillusionment: Economic and Social Planning in 1960s Britain, and Britain and the Sea since 1600.
Reviews for Governing Post-War Britain: The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973
'Governing Post-War Britain is a good contribution to scholarship about post-war Britain, exploring the shifting policy debates about international influence, the Anglo-American relationship and social reforms.' - European Review of History