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" Britain since 1945 : "
David Childs.
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BL
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1016623
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b770993
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| Main Entry
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Childs, David,1933-
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| Title & Author
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Britain since 1945 : : a political history /\ David Childs.
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| Edition Statement
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6th ed.
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 456 pages)
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020396991X
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: 6610478597
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: 9780203969915
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: 9786610478590
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0415393264
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0415393272
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9780415393263
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9780415393270
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| Notes
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"Fifth edition published 2001"--Title page verso.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-431) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Summer victories -- 2. Achievement and austerity under Attlee, 1945-51 -- 3. Colonial retreat and cold war -- 4. Churchill and Eden, 1951-57 -- 5. Macmillan and the affluent society, 1957-64 -- 6. Wilson's attempts at reform, 1964-70 -- 7. The unexpected prime minister : Edward Heath, 1970-74 -- 8. Labour's minority governments, 1974-79 -- 9. Thatcher's 'revolution', 1979-83 -- 10. Thatcher : triumph and fall, 1983-90 -- 11. In Major's 'classless society', 1990-96 -- 12. Blair's first term, 1997-2001 -- 13. Blair's governments, 2001-05 -- 14. Blair's third term.
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This standard text focuses on domestic policy and politics but also gives weight to external and international relations. In this edition, Childs explores the economic impact of Thatcherism and covers key topics such as the monarchy in crisis.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Great Britain, Politics and government, 1945-
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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941.085
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DA588.C54 2006eb
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