Turner, Alwyn W.
Crisis? What Crisis?: Britain in the 1970s
- ISBN 13:
- 9781781310717
- author:
- Turner, Alwyn W.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Aurum Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
- Genre:
- History, Britain & Ireland, Ireland,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The 1970s were a decade of contrasts. On one hand, record low levels of wealth inequality coexisted with high levels of industrial strife. Glam rock and Doctor Who reached new heights, while the Northern Ireland conflict raged on. On the other hand, strikes, inflation, power cuts, and the rise of the far right threatened the post-war consensus.
This book explores a Britain in turmoil, where politicians like Enoch Powell, Ted Heath, and Tony Benn navigated the complexities of high politics alongside figures from popular culture, such as David Bowie and Hilda Ogden. The result is a fascinating study of how a country exhausted by decline eventually turned to Margaret Thatcher for salvation.
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