Popular Culture in London C.18901918
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Popular Culture in London C.18901918 by Horrall Andrew
Reg Prentice remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period. His defection reflected an important 'sea change' in British politics; the end of the post-war consensus and the beginnings of the Thatcher era. This book examines the key events surrounding Prentice's transition from a front-line Labour politician to a Conservative minister in the first Thatcher government. It focuses on the shifting political climate in Britain during the 1970s, as the post-war settlement came under pressure from adverse economic conditions, militant trade unionism and an assertive New Left. Prentice's story provides an important case study on the crisis that afflicted social democracy, highlighting Labour's left-right divide and the possibility of a realignment of British politics. This study will be invaluable to anyone interested in the turbulent and transitional nature of British politics during a watershed period. -- .
"'This is an impressive piece of scholarship, which draws upon extensive new research to provide a fresh perspective on popular culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesA highly original and significant work.' Dr Andrew Davies, University of Liverpool"
Andrew Horrall is an archivist at the National Archives of Canada
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719057830 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719057833 |
| Title | Popular Culture in London C.18901918 |
| Author | Horrall Andrew |
| Series | Studies In Popular Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 2001-08-09 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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