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British & Irish history: postwar, from c 1945 -
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The Myth Of Decline: The Rise of Britain Since 1945
The Myth Of Decline: The Rise
Of Britain Since 1945
    This history of Britain
    since 1945 confronts two
    themes that have
    dominated British
    consciousness during the
    post-war era: the myth of
    decline and the
    pervasiveness of American
    influence. The political
    narrative is about the
    struggle to maintain a
    power that was illusory
    and, from 1960 on, to
    reverse an economic
    decline that was nearly
    as illusory. The British
    economy had its problems,
    which are fully
    analyzed; however, they
    were counterbalanced by
    an unparalleled
    prosperity. At the same
    time, there was a social
    and cultural revolution
    which resulted in a more
    exciting, dynamic
    society. While there was
    much American influence,
    there was no
    Americanization. American
    influences were
    incorporated with many
    others into a new and
    less stodgy British
    culture. Contrary to
    conventional wisdom,
    this groundbreaking book
    finds that the story of
    Britain since the war is
    marked not by decline but
    by progress on almost all
    fronts.
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Martin McGuinness: From Guns To Government
Martin McGuinness: From Guns
To Government
    Martin McGuinness,
    former Chief of Staff IRA
    and current Northern
    Ireland Education
    Minister, is the lynch
    pin in the current
    cease-fire agreement.
    McGuinness has been
    described as 'excellent
    officer material'; the
    second most powerful man
    in Britain afrter Rupert
    Murdoch; 'the
    personification of the
    armed struggle' and 'IRA
    godfather of godfathers'
    Yet he is also a devout
    Catholic, a husband, a
    father to four grown up
    children and a keen poet
    and fisherman. In his
    native Derry, he is
    equally revered and
    reviled. In Martin
    McGuinness: From Guns to
    Government, Liam Clarke
    and Kathryn Johnston
    uncover the truth behind
    this enigmatic and
    intensely private
    individual who holds the
    peace process in the palm
    of his hand. Following
    interviews with friends
    and family, IRA
    volunteers, police
    officers, IRA victims,
    civil servants and
    politicians, the book
    will tell the remarkable
    story of how McGuinness
    steered the IRA through
    war to peace.
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Web Of Deceit: Britain
Web Of Deceit: Britain's Real
Foreign Policy
    In his explosive and
    revealing new book, Mark
    Curtis reasons that
    Britain is a 'rogue
    state', often a violator
    of international law and
    a systematic condoner of
    human rights abuses, as
    well as a key ally of
    many repressive regimes.
    Curtis argues that under
    the Blair government,
    Britain has become a
    champion of a form of
    globalisation that is
    increasing the takeover
    of the global economy by
    big business, and far
    from changing course
    post-September 11th,
    British policies are
    partly responsible for
    the continuation - and
    often deepening - of
    global poverty and
    inequality, while its
    arms exports and nuclear
    policies are making the
    world a more dangerous
    place. The Web of Deceit
    describes the staggering
    gulf that has arisen
    between New Labour's
    professed commitment to
    upholding ethical values
    and the reality of
    current policies,
    including British
    participation in the 'war
    on terrorism' as a new
    pretext for global
    intervention; the
    immorality of British
    policy in Afghanistan,
    Kosovo, Iraq and
    Indonesia; effective
    support for repressive
    state policies of Israel,
    Russia, Turkey and the
    Gulf states; acquiescence
    in the Rwanda genocide;
    and the deepening of
    poverty-increasing
    economic policies through
    the World Trade
    Organisation. Drawing on
    the declassified
    government files, the
    book also reveals British
    complicity in the
    slaughter of a million
    people in Indonesia; the
    depopulation of the
    island of Diego Garcia;
    the overthrow of
    governments in Iran and
    British Guiana;
    repressive colonial
    policies in Kenya and
    Malaya; and much more.
    The Web of Deceit reveals
    a new picture of the
    reality of Britain's role
    in the world. It is both
    a comprehensive critique
    of the foreign policies
    of the Blair government
    as well as an analysis of
    British foreign policy
    since 1945.
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Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain
Our Hidden Lives: The
Remarkable Diaries Of Postwar
Britain
    In 1936 anthropologist
    Tom Harrison, poet and
    journalist Charles Madge
    and documentary filmmaker
    Humphrey Jennings set up
    the Mass Observation
    Project. The idea was
    simple: ordinary people
    would record, in diary
    form, the events of
    their everyday lives. An
    estimated one million
    pages eventually found
    their way to the archive
    - and it soon became
    clear this was more than
    anyone could digest.
    Today, the diaries are
    stored at the University
    of Sussex, where
    remarkably most remain
    unread. In Our Hidden
    Lives, Simon Garfield
    has skilfully woven a
    tapestry of diary entries
    in the rarely discussed
    but pivotal period of
    1945 to 1948. The result
    is a moving, intriguing,
    funny, at times
    heartbreaking book
    -unashamedly populist in
    the spirit of Forgotten
    Voices or indeed Margaret
    Forster's Diary of an
    Ordinary Woman.'I love
    these diaries. They have
    the attraction of being
    stories, but REAL
    stories- Better than any
    novel.' Margaret Forster
    'A lovely book. It will
    appeal to- anyone who
    appreciates the richness
    and diversity of human
    experience.' Tony
    Benn'Utterly engrossing,
    better than any kind of
    reality TV.' Gavin
    Esler'Funny, vivid,
    touching, angry,
    thoughtful - every page
    is a delight. This is
    definitely no. 1 on my
    present list to give to
    everyone in the coming
    year.' Jenny Uglow,
    author of The Lunar Men
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Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain
Our Hidden Lives: The
Remarkable Diaries Of Postwar
Britain
    In 1936 anthropologist
    Tom Harrison, poet and
    journalist Charles Madge,
    and documentary
    filmmaker Humphrey
    Jennings set up the Mass
    Observation Project. The
    idea was simple: ordinary
    people would record, in
    diary form, the events
    of their everyday lives.
    An estimated one million
    pages eventually found
    their way to the archive
    - and it soon became
    clear this was more than
    anyone could digest.
    Today, the diaries are
    stored at the University
    of Sussex, where
    remarkably most remain
    unread. In Our Hidden
    Lives    , Simon
    Garfield has skilfully
    woven a tapestry of diary
    entries in the rarely
    discussed but pivotal
    period of 1945 to 1948.
    The result is a moving,
    intriguing, funny, at
    times heartbreaking book
    - unashamedly populist in
    the spirit of
    Forgotten Voices
    or indeed Margaret
    Forster's Diary of an
    Ordinary
    Woman    .

    'I love
    these diaries. They have
    the attraction of being
    stories, but REAL
    stories - Better than any
    novel.' Margaret Forster


    'A lovely book.
    It will appeal to anyone
    who appreciates the
    richness and diversity of
    human experience.' Tony
    Benn

    'Utterly
    engrossing, better than
    any kind of reality TV.'
    Gavin
    Esler

    'Funny,
    vivid, touching, angry,
    thoughtful - every page
    is a delight. This is
    definitely no. 1 on my
    present list to give to
    everyone in the coming
    year.' Jenny Uglow,
    author of The Lunar
    Men
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£6.29
Available
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain
Our Hidden Lives: The
Remarkable Diaries Of Postwar
Britain
    In 1936 anthropologist
    Tom Harrison, poet and
    journalist Charles Madge
    and documentary filmmaker
    Humphrey Jennings set up
    the Mass Observation
    Project. The idea was
    simple: ordinary people
    would record, in diary
    form, the events of
    their everyday lives. An
    estimated one million
    pages eventually found
    their way to the archive
    - and it soon became
    clear this was more than
    anyone could digest.
    Today, the diaries are
    stored at the University
    of Sussex, where
    remarkably most remain
    unread. In Our Hidden
    Lives, Simon Garfield
    has skilfully woven a
    tapestry of diary entries
    in the rarely discussed
    but pivotal period of
    1945 to 1948. The result
    is a moving, intriguing,
    funny, at times
    heartbreaking book
    -unashamedly populist in
    the spirit of Forgotten
    Voices or indeed Margaret
    Forster's Diary of an
    Ordinary Woman.'I love
    these diaries. They have
    the attraction of being
    stories, but REAL
    stories- Better than any
    novel.' Margaret Forster
    'A lovely book. It will
    appeal to- anyone who
    appreciates the richness
    and diversity of human
    experience.' Tony
    Benn'Utterly engrossing,
    better than any kind of
    reality TV.' Gavin
    Esler'Funny, vivid,
    touching, angry,
    thoughtful - every page
    is a delight. This is
    definitely no. 1 on my
    present list to give to
    everyone in the coming
    year.' Jenny Uglow,
    author of The Lunar Men
Availability: In Stock
£9.88
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