A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr
Presents 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. This book follows various political and economic stories, and deals with topics which include comedy, cars, Sixties anarchists, oil-men and punks.
Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow in 1959. He studied English at the University of Cambridge and has since enjoyed a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman, the Independent, the Daily Express and the Observer. From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC’s Political Editor. He has written and presented TV documentaries on history, science and politics, and for many years presented the weekly Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings on BBC1 and Start the Week on Radio 4. He left the BBC at the end of 2021 to join LBC, Classic FM and the New Statesman. He lives in London with his family.
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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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