Introduction
1: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD
2: THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY
3: THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE
4: FAMILY AND WELFARE
5: INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
6: INTELLECT AND CULTURE
7: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
8: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Brian Harrison, Emeritus Professor of Modern British History at
Oxford, has published widely in British social, political and
cultural history since the 1790s. His first book, Drink and the
Victorians (1971, second edition 1994), was followed by books on
British reforming movements, feminism, and anti-feminism, Oxford
University's history, and - in The Transformation of British
Politics 1860-1995 (1996) - on how our political institutions
have
evolved. After editing the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
from 2000 to 2004, Harrison was knighted in 2005 for 'services to
scholarship'.
`there is a hugely impressive breadth of reference and eye for
detail on display here.'
Lawrence Black, Journal of Modern History, on Seeking a Role and
Finding a Role?
`No historian is better equipped to tackle a study of modern
Britain in its wondrous complexity than Harrison... Finding a
role?... is a major achievement'
Frank Prochaska, Times Literary Supplement
`A brilliant work of modern history... [with] a range and depth,
which should ensure that it... is regarded as a classic for years
to come'
Richard Weight, History Today
`Harrison's narrative is rich in both the range of the subjects he
discusses and the detail in which they are analysed'
John Callaghan, British Scholar
`These two magisterial volumes... [Seeking a Role andFinding a
Role?]... offer a consistently stimulating and formidably
well-informed analysis of the condition of England since 1950, as
it was shaped both by the wider world and its own internal
development.'
Richard Whiting, History
`This is a great and virtuosic work, an essential book that
enriches our understanding and never fails to reward its reader
time and time again'
Sean Moran, History, Reviews of New Books
`A sweeping assessment of British history... Comprehensive and
thorough...the definitive starting point for any student or
academic wishing to engage with this complex and fascinating
period.'
LIMINA: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies
`Lucidly written, meticulously researched, and comprehensive in
scope, the book stands out as a work of rare depth and
sophistication. It is a landmark attempt to come to terms with
Britain's contemporary history... Harrison has written a formidable
book, replete with significance and interest. Scholars and students
of modern Britain will be returning to it again and again in the
years to come, both as an unrivalled source of information and as
an eloquent
contribution to a historiographical debate that will run and
run'
Ben Jackson, English Historical Review
`No short review can do justice to the richness and complexity of
this book ... A major achievement of modern historical
analysis'
D.L.LeMahieu, CHOICE
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