| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xi, 482 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in 2008 by Hutchinson, Great Britain"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-461) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1: Churchill and Eden. Old western man -- Space and spies -- Other gods -- A portrait of decay -- Suez -- Pt. 2: Macmillan. Supermac -- Mental health and suicides -- Lady Chatterley and Honest to God -- Profumo and after -- Pt. 3: A fourteenth earl and a fourteenth Mr. Wilson -- Enemies of promise -- The 14th Mr. Wilson -- Ireland -- The 1960s -- Pt. 4: The 1970s. HeathCo -- Women's liberation -- The decline of the Roman Catholic Church -- The end of Harold Wilson -- Lucky Jim -- Pt. 5: The lady. 'This was a terrific battle' -- Thatcher as Prime Minister -- Pt. 6: Mr. Major's Britain. Nice Mr. Major -- Prince Charles and Lady Di -- The union -- Stephen Lawrence -- Pt. 7: The project. New labour -- Tony's wars -- Islamists -- The return of God -- Gordon Brown. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-2022
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 1945-
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| ISBN |
9780374228200 hardcover |
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0374228205 hardcover |
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