Britain Since 1945

Jonathan Hollowell is an independent scholar living in New York. Educated at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Rochester (USA), and Oxford University, he was formerly a tutor for St. Peter’s College, Oxford. He is a former research fellow at the institute for Contemporary History in London and an assistant to former Prime Minister Edward Heath for his memoirs, Course of My Life (1998). He is co-editor of The European Review of History/Revue européenne d’histoire, and among his publications are Twentieth-Century Anglo-American Relations (2001) and a forthcoming text on twentieth-century Europe.

Notes on Contributors. General Editor's Preface. (Anthony Seldon).

Foreword. (The Hon. Raymond G. H. Seitz).

Part I: Government and Politics.

1. Foreign and Defence Policy. (Christopher Coker).

2. The Constitution, Government and Parliament. (Simon James).

3. The Political Parties. (Alan Sked).

4. From Commonwealth to European Integration. (Jonathan Hollowell).

5. Scotland: Cultural Base and Economic Catalysts. (James Mitchell) 6. Wales since 1945. (Kenneth Morgan).

7. Northern Ireland since 1945. (Henry Patterson).

8. The Currents of Political Thought. (Roger Eatwell).

9. The Civil Service. (Keith Dowding).

10. Local Government. (Nirmala Rao).

11. The Media. (Michael Bromley).

Part II: Society.

12. Social Trends, Structures, Values and Behaviour. (Arthur Marwick).

13. Women and Social Change 1945-1995. (Jane Lewis).

14. Cultural Change. (Jim McGuigan).

15. Education. (Anthony Heath).

16. Race Relations. (Shamit Saggar).

17. Health and Health Care. (Ray Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Surender and Tarani Chandola).

18. Science and Information Technology. (Jon Agar).

19. Pressure Groups. (Wyn Grant).

Part III: Economy.

20. Economic Policy. (Stephen Broadberry).

21. Employment and the Labour Market. (Duncan Gallie).

22. Industrial and Labour Relations. (Chris Wrigley).

23. Welfare State since 1945. (Helen Fawcett).

Index.