State of Emergency by Dominic Sandbrook

State of Emergency by Dominic Sandbrook

In the early 1970s, Britain seemed to be tottering on the brink of the abyss. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. This book recreates the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies: the world of Enoch Powell and Tony Benn, David Bowie and Brian Clough, Germaine Greer and Mary Whitehouse.

Superb.. vivid ... magnificent ... Anyone who was there should read it: and so should anyone who was not -- Simon Heffer * Literary Review *
Hugely entertaining, always compelling, often hilarious -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * Sunday Telegraph *
Thrillingly panoramic ... he vividly re-creates the texture of everyday life in a thousand telling details -- Francis Wheen * Observer *
Masterly ... nothing escapes his gaze * Independent on Sunday *
Splendidly readable ... his almost pitch-perfect ability to recreate the mood and atmospherics of the time is remarkable * Economist *
There is so much to enjoy ... Neatly interweaving his interpretation of the Heath years with insightful reflections on everything from racism in television to the rise of self-sufficiency, football hooliganism and sex comedies, Sandbrook has produced a memorable portrait of Britain in an era of angst and upheaval * Sunday Times *
Sandbrook is an inveterate demolisher of myths * Independent on Sunday *
This epically enthralling account of the Seventies will be read with embarrassed recognition by those who lived through it and disbelieving astonishment by those who missed it * Independent *

Dominic Sandbrook was born in Shropshire in 1974, an indirect result of the Heath government's three-day week giving couples more leisure time. He is now a prolific reviewer and commentator, writing regularly for the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Sunday Times. He is the author of two hugely acclaimed books on Britain in the Fifties and Sixties, Never Had It So Good and White Heat.

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ISBN 13	9781846140310
ISBN 10	1846140315
Title	State of Emergency
Author	Dominic Sandbrook
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2010-09-30
Number of pages	768
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