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No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s
Andy McSmith
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Description for No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s
Paperback. A highly praised new history of that most turbulent of decades: the 1980s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 308. A History of Britain in the 1980s. 320 pages, Illustrations. The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. From the Falklands war and the miners' strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, this title uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight: 306.
The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. The changes were not superficial, like the revolution in fashion and music that enlivened the 1960s; nor were they quite as unsettling and joyless as the troubles of the 1970s. And yet they were irreversible. By the end of the decade, society as a whole was wealthier, money was easier to borrow, there was less social upheaval, less uncertainty about the future. Perhaps the greatest transformation of the ... Read more
The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. The changes were not superficial, like the revolution in fashion and music that enlivened the 1960s; nor were they quite as unsettling and joyless as the troubles of the 1970s. And yet they were irreversible. By the end of the decade, society as a whole was wealthier, money was easier to borrow, there was less social upheaval, less uncertainty about the future. Perhaps the greatest transformation of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849019798
SKU
V9781849019798
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About Andy McSmith
Andy McSmith has been chief reporter of the Independent newspaper since April 2007, having previously been a political correspondent on the same paper, and political editor of the Independent on Sunday and chief political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph and Observer. He lives in London.
Reviews for No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s
(McSmith) presents his views and his recollections clearly, accurately and accessibly in a very readable, social document.
The Scotsman
A rollicking read.
Metro
....an enjoyable romp through the decade.
The Spectator
A fine account of the decade.
Independent on Sunday
McSmith has a sharp eye for a revealing story.
The Sunday ... Read more
The Scotsman
A rollicking read.
Metro
....an enjoyable romp through the decade.
The Spectator
A fine account of the decade.
Independent on Sunday
McSmith has a sharp eye for a revealing story.
The Sunday ... Read more