Governing Post-War Britain: The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973

By Glen O'Hara

Book Overview

Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349311553
• ISBN13: 9781349311552
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"