Having it so good : Britain in the fifties / Peter Hennessy
2006, First Edition. London : Allen Lane. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #458565
ISBN: 0713995718
Physical description; xvii, 740 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 645-726) and index. Contents; 1 The British new deal and the essentials of life -- 2 Society, pleasure and the imponderables -- 3 The shadow of the bomb -- 4 The natural coalitionist -- 5 Coronation, kingdom and empire -- 6 The geometric conceit -- 7 The H-bomb and the search for peace -- 8 Out of the stalls -- 9 To the canal and back -- 10 Lightning flash -- 11 Dam bursts -- 12 Supermac -- 13 Wealth, power and influence. Subjects; Wilson, Colin 1931-2013. Since 1945. Politics and government. Social conditions. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
Price: €10.95