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Rejoice! Rejoice!
Alwyn W. Turner
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Description for Rejoice! Rejoice!
Paperback. An acclaimed history of the biggest, brashest and most tumultuous decade in recent British history. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
'A masterly mix of shrewd analysis, historical detail and telling quotes... Indispensable’ Mail on Sunday
'Among a host of recent books on the 1980s, Turner's stands out as comfortably the most entertaining’ Sunday Times
When Margaret Thatcher became prime minister in 1979 she promised to bring harmony where once there had been discord. But Britain entered the 1980s bitterly divided over its future. ... Read more
From the miners’ strike, the Falklands War and the spectre of AIDS, to Yes Minister, championship snooker and Boy George, Rejoice! Rejoice! steps back in time to relive the decade when the Iron Lady sought to remake Britain. What it discovers is a thoroughly foreign country.
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Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781310724
SKU
V9781781310724
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99-50
About Alwyn W. Turner
Alwyn W. Turner is the author of Crisis? What Crisis? Britain in the 1970s and Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain in the 1980s, both also published by Aurum. An acclaimed writer on post-war British culture, his other books include The Biba Experience, Halfway to Paradise: The Birth of British Rock and My Generation: The Glory Years of British Rock.
Reviews for Rejoice! Rejoice!
'Terrifically entertaining' ‘Turner does an excellent job in synthesising the culture and art of the day into the wider political discourse. The result is resolutely entertaining’ 'Excellent ... this trilogy is about the most authoritative account of the late 20th century as you are likely to get' ‘Put[s] into cold perspective what at the time we were too befuddled with ... Read more