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Governing Post-War Britain

The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Glen O’Hara

    1. Oxford Brookes University, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Progress and its Paradoxes

    1. Introduction: Progress and its Paradoxes

      • Glen O’Hara
      Pages 1-8

  3. Ideas from ‘the Outside’

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Use and Abuse of Foreign Archetypes in British Economic Policy

      • Glen O’Hara
      Pages 11-27

    3. Archetype, Example or Warning? British Views of Scandinavia

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      Pages 28-49

  6. Educating the Nation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Planning the Education System in the Post-War Era

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      Pages 153-175

    3. Slum Schools, Civil Servants and Sociology: Educational Priority Areas, 1967–72

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      Pages 176-194

    4. Conclusion: Strange Triumphs?

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      Pages 195-200

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 201-309
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About this book

Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed.

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'Governing Post-War Britain is a good contribution to scholarship about post-war Britain, exploring the shifting policy debates about international influence, the Anglo-American relationship and social reforms.' - European Review of History

Authors and Affiliations

  • Oxford Brookes University, UK

    Glen O’Hara

About the author

GLEN O'HARA Reader in the History of Public Policy at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is the author of several books about modern British history, including From Dreams to Disillusionment: Economic and Social Planning in 1960s Britain, and Britain and the Sea since 1600.

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