| From Anger to Apathy: The Story of Politics, Society and Popular Culture in Britain Since 1975 Contributor(s): Garnett, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844135322 ISBN-13: 9781844135325 Publisher: Vintage UK OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 941.085 |
| Physical Information: 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this groundbreaking new book, Mark Garnett charts the changes in British politics, society, and culture since 1975. In the mid-1970s, Britons spent much of their time complaining and seemingly for good reason. A Labour government with a wafer-thin majority was struggling in vain against rampant inflation; the headlines were full of strikes, serial killers, and sporting disasters; while in the streets anti-fascist demonstrators clashed with the racists of the National Front. Britain in the early years of the twenty-first century seems a very different and much quieter place, but is it as "apathetic" as the political commentators argue? And were the 1970s really as "angry" as people believed?" |