Retreat from New Jerusalem by Kevin Jefferys

Retreat from New Jerusalem by Kevin Jefferys

Thirteen wasted years'? Or the dawn of a new 'affluent society'? This book explores which description more appropriately fits the era of Conservative government in Britain after 1951. The author assesses the changing fortune of successive administrations under Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Douglas-Home. He also analyses broader questions such as post-war 'decline', the nature of 'consensus politics' and the electoral effects of Britain's entrenched class system. In the first major stuy to have access to all official papers for 1951-64, Dr Jefferys provides a fresh critique of a key period in British political history.

'Retreat from New Jerusalem is solid and reliable..can be confidently recommended to students as the best systhesis available of the period with which it deals.' - Vernon Bogdanor, History 'This is a textbook of the most excellent kind which is sure to benefit all its readers.' - Robert Pearce, History Review

KEVIN JEFFERYS Professor of Contemporary History at Plymouth University, UK. His publications include works of political history such as Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-1964 (in the British Studies series), and he has also published articles on sporting themes in the journals Sport in History and the International Journal of the History of Sport.

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ISBN 13	9780333629710
ISBN 10	033362971X
Title	Retreat from New Jerusalem
Author	Kevin Jefferys
Series	British Studies Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Palgrave
Year published	1997-06-30
Number of pages	256
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