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About this book
The British vote to leave the European Union stunned everyone 2016, but was it really a surprise? In this revised and updated edition of A History of Britain: 1945 Through Brexit, award-winning historian Jeremy Black expands his reexamination of modern British history to include the Brexit process, the tumultuous administrations of Theresa May and Boris Johnson, the spectacular failure of Liz Truss, and the early days of Rishi Sunak's premiership.
This sweeping and engaging book traces Britain's path through the destruction left behind by World War II, Thatcherism, the threats of the IRA, the Scottish referendum, and on to the impact of waves of immigration from the European Union.
A History of Britain: 1945 Through Brexit overturns many conventional interpretations of significant historical events, provides context for current developments, and encourages the reader to question why we think the way we do about Britain's past.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Map
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface: From Empire to Where?
- Prime Ministers from 1945
- Abbreviations
- 1. Environment under Strain
- 2. Economy under Strain
- 3. Changing Society
- 4. Changing Culture
- 5. The After-Echoes of War, 1945โ60
- 6. The Politics of Crisis, 1961โ79
- 7. Thatcherism, 1979โ90
- 8. Changing Directions, 1990โ
- 9. British Issues, 1945โ
- 10. European and World Questions
- 11. Into the Future
- 12. Conclusions
- Notes
- Selected Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author