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Postwar British politics :

(Number (ISBN

0203991796

(Number (ISBN

0415232759

(Number (ISBN

9780203991794

(Number (ISBN

9780415232753

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b708836

Title Proper

Postwar British politics :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

from conflict to consensus /

First Statement of Responsibility

Peter Kerr.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2001.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 244 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Series Title

Routledge/PSA political studies series ;

Volume Designation

1

Text of Note

Based on the author's thesis.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-237) and index.

Text of Note

1 Introduction: what's the story? 'l'lie established narrative of the postwar period 1 --2 Evolution, not revolution: the problem of explaining Thatcherism 17 --3 Conflict, not consensus: the myth of theKeynesian, social-democratic state settlemenl 39 --4 Reconstructing our perspective: a critical evolutionary pproach to political change 60 --5 Gostopgostop! The fits and starts of government strategy, 1945-76 88 -- 6 Struggling for survival:the conflictual nature of early postwar British politics 123 --7 Struggling for definition: the evolution of Thatcherism, 1976-97 159 --8 Final settlement: Thatcherism's hollow victory 188 --9 Conclusion: from conflict to consensus -- theevolution of postwar British politics 210.

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Text of Note

"Peter Kerr provides a highly critical analysis of the dominant view amongst political scientists and contemporary historians that postwar British politics before the election of the Blair government was dominated by a period of consensus, followed by a radical restructuring of the state by the Thatcher governments. The book argues persuasively why we should reject the idea of a postwar consensus, and, with it, the notion that the Thatcher governments fundamentally altered the direction of British public policy. Instead Peter Kerr shows that postwar British politics can be largely characterised in terms of a significant degree of continuity, and a gradual evolution from a period of conflict over the primary aims of government strategy to one of relative consensus."

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"Postwar British Politics challenges established interpretations of postwar British politics and offers in place of these a novel evolutionary account of public policy and the state of Britain since 1945."

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"The book offers its own alternative periodisation of the development of postwar British politics and, by drawing on contemporary neo-evolutionary theories of social and political change, also introduces an original theoretical explanation of the main factors which have driven policy evolution. This provocative and challenging history of British politics up to the Blair government will be valuable to undergraduates on courses dealing with postwar British public policy issues and the impact of the Thatcher and Major governments. It will also be important topical reading for academics in political science and public policy as well as historians."--Jacket.

Geschichte 1945-1997.

Politics and government

Politieke geschiedenis.

Politik.

Politik.

Great Britain, Politics and government, 1945-

Grande-Bretagne, Politique et gouvernement, 1945- ...

Great Britain.

Großbritannien.

Großbritannien.

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Edition

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Book number

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System Code

Kerr, Peter,1962-

Date of Transaction

20201207234403.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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