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Having It So Good: Britain in the Fifties | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Hennessy
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 9612
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0141004096
Dewey Decimal Number: 900
EAN: 9780141004099
ASIN: 0141004096
Publication Date: May 3, 2007
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Superb work of political and social history September 21, 2007
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is, quite simply, an excellent book. It is extremely well-written, handles its copious source material with panache and is a riveting read. Both 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' perspectives are provided, with lengthy and authoritative chapters dealing with politics and statecraft, consumerism and culture, and wider social issues as well. Britain's wider place in the world - its relations with Europe, the Commonwealth and the USA as well as the developing Cold War backdrop - is examined in detail and the author is invariably fair-minded in his appraisals of the conduct of political leaders, military commanders, civil servants and diplomats. The author usefully includes a liberal sprinkling of his own recollections, which help provide a vivid insight into 1950s Britain. A rewarding read for any fans of modern British history. It makes one look forward to the third volume, which will focus on the 1960s.
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