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Having it so good : Britain in the fifties / Peter Hennessy.
"This wonderfully engaging book evokes a Britain emerging from the shadow of war and the privations of austerity and rationing into growing affluence. Peter Hennessy takes his readers into the front-rooms where the Coronation was watched on television, to the classrooms and new coffee bars of 1950s Britain – and also into the secret Cabinet rooms in which decisions about the British nuclear bomb were taken and plans made for the catastrophe of nuclear war.
He brings to life the ageing Churchill, in his last faltering spell as Prime Minister, the highly-strung Anthony Eden taking his country to war in the teeth of American opposition and world opinion, and the rise of ‘Supermac’ Harold Macmillan, gliding over problems with his Edwardian insouciance. It is not just an account of a period, but a reliving of it."--pub. desc.
Record details
- ISBN: 0141004096 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780141004099 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xvii, 740 p., [32] p. of plates : ill.
- Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Great Britain > History > Elizabeth II, 1952- Great Britain > Politics and govenment > 1945-1964. Great Britain > Social conditions > 1945- |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | 941.085 HEN (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated |
35140001087363 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
