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Winds of Change
Britain in the Early Sixties
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Winds of Change
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The Winds of Change is the third volume of Peter Hennessy's landmark postwar history of Britain.
Harold Macmillan, the presiding figure in Peter Hennessy's magnificent new history, famously remarked in 1960 that the wind of change was blowing over Africa and the remaining British Empire. However, it was also sweeping over Britain, impacting its society, its relationship with Europe, and its nuclear and defence policies.
In areas where change was stagnating, particularly the United Kingdom's economy, great efforts were made to dispel the cobwebs of outdated industrial practices and poor labour relations.
Daily life was overshadowed by the knowledge that it could all end in a single afternoon of thermonuclear exchange if the uneasy, armed peace of the Cold War tipped into a third world war.
As with his acclaimed histories of British life in the two previous decades, Never Again and Having it so Good, Peter Hennessy delves into the political, economic, cultural, and social aspects of a nation, doing so with inimitable wit and empathy.
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Winds of Change by Peter Hennessy is praised for its engaging narrative that combines wit and erudition with deep historical insight. Critics highlight its masterful portrayal of early 1960s Britain, balancing social history and cabinet politics. Hennessy's writing is celebrated for its personal touch, with anecdotes and unparalleled understanding of British political intricacies. The book is noted for its ability to please both general readers and scholars, with a narrative style likened to a comfortable and insightful chat.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141036052
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Illustration: 32 pp b/w inset
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 461g
Pages: 624
About the Author
Peter Hennessy is one of Britain's most celebrated historians, 'who has himself become something of a national institution' (Ben Pimlott). He is Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London. His previous books include this book's two immediate predecessors, Never Again- Britain 1945-1951 (1992, winner of the Duff Cooper Prize and the NCR Prize for Non-fiction) and Having it so Good- Britain in the Fifties (2006, winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing). His other books include Cabinet (1986), Whitehall (1989), The Prime Minister- The Office and Its Holders Since 1945 (2000), The Secret State- Preparing for the Worst (2002, 2010) and, co-authored with James Jinks, The Silent Deep- The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945 (2015, winner of the Duke of Westminster's Award for Military Literature and the Mountbatten Maritime Award). He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003 and created an independent crossbench life peer as Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield in 2010.
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