Publisher's Synopsis
"Contemporary British History" encompasses many diverse topics such as the changing style and content of politics since 1945, the battle against economic decline, the evolution of the welfare state and its effects upon British society, and readjustment to the loss of great power status.;The realationship between these issues poses new challenges for the scholar. The questions of the three-party political system, the influence of the city of London, the division between the private sector and the government in the market place, and Britain's changing position in Africa, Asia and the Middle East are all considered. The work of these authors provides a bridge between the "past" and the debate, in the University and the public forum, over current events.
