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Springer Britain Since 1945 Aspects Of Identity by P. Leese
Britain since 1945 is an ideal introductory text for students of British Studies, cultural studies and modern British history. Assuming no prior knowledge, Leese offers students of all backgrounds both the essential chronological grounding and vital insight into the issues of identity necessary for a full understanding of contemporary Britain._x000D_ _x000D_List of Maps, Figures and Photographs.- Preface and Acknowledgements.- Maps.- Introduction: A Montage of Identities.- PART ONE: FROM WAR, FROM MODERNISM: Welfares Place; Looking New; Soap-flake Arcadia; Timeline 1: 1945-59.- PART TWO: POP PROTEST, POP ART: Britains Breakup; Limited Freedoms; UK Anarchy; Timeline II: 1960-79.- PART THREE: POST-EMPIRE, POST-AESTHETICS: Communication Webs; Fractured, Rearranged; Fragile States; Timeline III: 1980-97.- PART FOUR: RE-LOCATING, RE-IMAGINING: Millennium Life; Timeline IV: 1998-2005.- Conclusion.- Appendices.- Bibliography and Further Reading.- Index._x000D_