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State and Society Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)

State and Society par Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)

State and Society Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)

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State and Society Résumé

State and Society: A Social and Political History of Britain since 1870 Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)

As a vigorous interpretation of political and social developments in Britain since the late-Victorian era, State and Society is one of the most respected and widely-read introductions to modern British history. Martin Pugh explores as his central theme the relationship between the British state and its citizens with characteristic skill and insight. In this new fifth edition, Pugh brings his final chapter on Crisis and Coalition right up to the result of the May 2015 general election. The text throughout has also been revised and extended to address themes such as women's history, social class, Scottish nationalism, the working of the monarchy and the British system of government, new perspectives on the history of the Labour Party, secularism and British attitudes towards Europe since the 1970s. Pugh explores these and other themes with perceptive and accessible prose, maintaining an ideal balance of socio-economic and political issues. Also including new images and annotated further reading lists, this new edition of State and Society reaffirms its position as an essential text for students of modern British history.

State and Society Avis

Not only a pleasure to read, but also easy to use as a reference work ... It is difficult to do justice to the richness of the canvass painted by Pugh, which is awe-inspiring both in its breadth and depth ... [Pugh] offers a brilliant analysis of popular attitudes to the state. * Journal of Liberal History *
As well as being an enjoyable read from cover-to-cover, the book is a superb resource for teaching and learning. It also possesses the advantage of being incredibly judicious and balanced. * Christopher Hill, Birmingham City University, UK *
Bringing his well-established book down to the present, Martin Pugh continues to be hard-hitting, contentious and disturbing. Readers wanting a sustained and straightforward passage to sunlit uplands should look elsewhere. Across the entire period social structures, political programmes, foreign and economic policies, gender relations, industrial and commercial performance, wealth and poverty are among the many matters that come under critical scrutiny in compact, well-structured and easily accessible sections. Connect them, and you will find a coherently sustained picture of modern Britain which invites debate and argument. * Keith Robbins, formerly University of Wales, Lampeter, UK *
State and Society is one of the best introductions to British political history in the long twentieth century available now. Pugh shows the connections between key political, economic and social changes. This synthesis is the book's most impressive achievement because it presents a clear and decisive, yet not simplistic, narrative. State and Society is an accessible and thought-provoking survey for university students at all levels and curious general readers alike. * Toby Harper, Providence College, USA *
No single text better illustrates the interconnections between party politics and economic policy in relation to their long-term consequences for the lives of individuals. State and Society delivers an engaging analysis of the broad sweep of British history, and with a level of detail that makes it possible to understand how core areas such as budget priorities, currency values, and the balance of trade shaped critical decisions. It provides readers with the means to better grasp the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and to understand how political and economic forces have shaped those rights and responsibilities over time. * Charles Upchurch, Florida State University, USA *

À propos de Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)

Martin Pugh is former Professor of British History at Newcastle University, UK.

Sommaire

List of Illustrations List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgements Part I The Loss of Confidence, 1870-1902 1 The Retreat of the Industrial Revolution 2 Not Quite a Democracy 3 The Victorian State and its People 4 Victorian Values: Myth and Reality 5 The British Nation: Unity and Division 6 Isolation and Expansion Part II The Reorientation: The Emergence of the Interventionist State, 1902-1918 7 The State, Social Welfare and the Economy 8 The Liberal-Labour Alliance 9 Crisis and Controversy in Edwardian Britain 10 Politics and Society in the Great War Part III The Period of Confusion: Collectivism versus Capitalism, 1918-1940 11 The Failure of Laissez-faire 12 Mass Democracy in an Age of Decline 13 The Era of Domesticity 14 Imperial Climax and Decline Part IV Consensus: The Age of the Benign State, 1940-1970 15 The People's War 16 The Keynesian Era 17 The Permissive Society 18 The Loss of Great-Power Status Part V The Era of Reaction and Decline, 1970-2011 19 The Breakdown of the Post-war Consensus, 1970-1979 20 The Era of Thatcherism 21 New Labour and the Blair Era 22 Crisis and Coalition Index

Informations supplémentaires

GOR008798149
9781474243469
1474243460
State and Society: A Social and Political History of Britain since 1870 Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)
Professor Martin Pugh (Newcastle University, UK)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20170126
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