Oxford AQA History for A Level: The Making of Modern Britain 1951-2007

Sally Waller is the Series Editor for Oxford A Level History for AQA. She has had a rewarding career as a History teacher and has examining experience, working in a number of both state and private secondary schools and colleges, and currently teaching History at the Cheltenham Ladies' College. In the course of her career, she has been involved in the setting and assessment of examination papers, the provision of teacher inset, the work of professionalbodies seeking to advance the teaching of History in schools and in curriculum development.

• Timeline Introduction to this book Part one: AS and A Level Building a new Britain, 1951-79 Section 1 The affluent society: Britain, 1951-64 1 Conservative governments 2 Economic developments 3 Social developments 4 Foreign relations Section 2 The Sixties, 1964-70 5 Wilson and the Labour governments 6 Liberal reforming legislation 7 Social and cultural change 8 Foreign affairs Section 3 The end of post-war consensus, 1970-79 9 Heath's government 10 Labour governments of Wilson and Callaghan 11 Society in the 1970s 12 Foreign affairs Part Two: A Level Modern Britain, 1979-2007 Section 4 The impact of Thatcherism, 1979-87 13 The Thatcher governments 14 Thatcher's economic policies and their impact 15 The impact of Thatcherism on society 16 Foreign affairs Section 5 Towards a new consensus, 1987-97 17 The fall of Thatcher and the rise of Major 18 The realignment of the Labour party 19 Social issues 20 Foreign affairs Section 6 The era of New Labour, 1997-2007 21 The Labour governments 22 The Conservative party, 1997-2007 23 Social issues 24 Foreign affairs Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Acknowledgements Index