A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr

A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr

A History of Modern Britain confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification. In each decade, political leaders thought they knew what they were doing, but find themselves confounded. Every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than predicted. Throughout, Britain is a country on the edge – first of invasion, then of bankruptcy, then on the vulnerable front line of the Cold War and later in the forefront of the great opening up of capital and migration now reshaping the world. This history follows all the political and economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oil-men and punks, Margaret Thatcher’s wonderful good luck, political lies and the true heroes of British theatre. It accompanies a major five-part documentary series for BBC television.

Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow. He graduated from Cambridge University and has enjoyed a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman, the Independent , the Economist, the Express and the Observer. From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC's Political Editor. Andrew's broadcasting includes series on contemporary thinkers for BBC 2 and Radio 4, political documentaries for Channel 4 and BBC Panorama, and Radio 4's 'Start The Week'.

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ISBN 13	9781405005388
ISBN 10	1405005386
Title	A History of Modern Britain
Author	Andrew Marr
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2007-05-17
Number of pages	640
Prizes	Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: Play.com Popular Non-Fiction Award 2009, Short-listed for British Book Awards: Play.com Popular Non-fiction Award 2008, Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2008
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