| Description |
xxii, 970 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE The End of the Line -- 1.Brave New World -- 2.The Social Contract -- 3.King Rat -- 4.A Third World Country -- 5.Anarchy in the UK -- 6.Could it Happen Here? -- 7.The Election that Never Was -- 8.For God's Sake, Britain, Wake Up! -- pt. TWO A Damn Good Thrashing -- 9.A Clever Bit of Propaganda -- 10.Nutty as a Fruitcake -- 11.Housewife of the Year -- 12.The Economics of Peter Pan -- 13.Power to the People! -- 14.The Great Referendum Sideshow -- 15.The Bells of Hell -- 16.Our World is in Danger -- 17.It's Bloody War Now -- pt. THREE Terminal Stasis -- 18.Evening All -- 19.A Great Detective Exercise -- 20.Jim's Facts of Life -- 21.Money, Money, Money -- 22.The Break-up of Britain -- 23.No Fun at All -- 24.Carnival Time -- 25.A Hot, Hot Day -- 26.What a Treat to Look at You! -- pt. FOUR We Can't Go On Like This -- 27.The Shades are Closing In -- 28.Maggie Isn't Working -- 29.We'll Beat the Bastards Yet -- 30.Siege Conditions -- |
| Summary |
"This title is Dominic Sandbrook's magnificent account of the late 1970s in Britain - the book behind the major BB2 series "The Seventies". In this gloriously colourful book, Dominic Sandbrook recreates the extraordinary period of the late 1970s in all its chaos and contradiction, revealing it as a decisive point in our recent history. Across the country, a profound argument about the future of the nation was being played out, not just in families and schools but in everything from episodes of "Doctor Who" to singles by the Clash. These years saw the peak of trade union power and the apogee of an old working-class Britain - but also the birth of home computers, the rise of the ready meal and the triumph of the Grantham grocer's daughter who would change our history forever."--BLACKWELL'S |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [906]-910) and index |
| Subject |
Nineteen seventies.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom -- Economic conditions -- 1964-1979.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98007086
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056830
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1964-1979. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056923
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056954
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| LC no. |
2012427316 |
| ISBN |
1846140323 |
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9781846140327 |
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