British History - Social Aspects, 20th Century British History - Social Aspects

British Society Since 1945: Fourth Edition

Name: British Society Since 1945: Fourth Edition
Author: Arthur Marwick
ISBN: 9780141005270

by Arthur Marwick, John Ciardi

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Overview

Marwick was in the history department, Open U., UK, when he first published his account of post-war Britain in 1982; and he's added new chapters every few years. Here covering events and trends from late 1995 to early 2002, he describes a possible return to the consensus that he says began the period and has been lost since. This work is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This penetrating survey of British society since WW2 addresses the question of how the hopes for prosperity following the 1945 election have not been fulfilled.

About the Author, Arthur Marwick

John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.