Brian Harrison is Emeritus Professor of Modern British History at the University of Oxford. He has published on many aspects of British history from the 1790s to the present. His books include Drink and the Victorians (1971, second edition 1994) and The Transformation of British politics 1860-1995 (1996). From 2000-2004 he edited the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

there is a hugely impressive breadth of reference and eye for detail on display here.

• Introduction ; 1. The United Kingdom in 1951 ; 2. The United Kingdom and the World ; 3. The Face of the Country ; 4. The Social Structure ; 5. Family and Welfare ; 6. Industry and Commerce ; 7. Intellect and Culture ; 8. Politics and Government ; 9. 'The Sixties' ; 10. Retrospect ; Chronology ; Bibliography ; Index

Brian Harrison is Emeritus Professor of Modern British History at the University of Oxford. He has published on many aspects of British history from the 1790s to the present. His books include Drink and the Victorians (1971, second edition 1994) and The Transformation of British politics 1860-1995 (1996). From 2000-2004 he edited the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

there is a hugely impressive breadth of reference and eye for detail on display here.

• Introduction ; 1. The United Kingdom in 1951 ; 2. The United Kingdom and the World ; 3. The Face of the Country ; 4. The Social Structure ; 5. Family and Welfare ; 6. Industry and Commerce ; 7. Intellect and Culture ; 8. Politics and Government ; 9. 'The Sixties' ; 10. Retrospect ; Chronology ; Bibliography ; Index

Brian Harrison is Emeritus Professor of Modern British History at the University of Oxford. He has published on many aspects of British history from the 1790s to the present. His books include Drink and the Victorians (1971, second edition 1994) and The Transformation of British politics 1860-1995 (1996). From 2000-2004 he edited the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

there is a hugely impressive breadth of reference and eye for detail on display here.

• Introduction ; 1. The United Kingdom in 1951 ; 2. The United Kingdom and the World ; 3. The Face of the Country ; 4. The Social Structure ; 5. Family and Welfare ; 6. Industry and Commerce ; 7. Intellect and Culture ; 8. Politics and Government ; 9. 'The Sixties' ; 10. Retrospect ; Chronology ; Bibliography ; Index