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Having it So Good
Britain in the Fifties
Häftad, 2007
225 kr
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Winner of the Orwell Prize The second part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy, Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence.'If the Gods gossip, this is how it would sound' Philip Ziegler, …
Never Again
Britain 1945-1951
Häftad, 2006
192 kr
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Winner of the Duff Cooper PrizeWinner of the NCR Award for Non-Fiction From the high politics of Court and Cabinet room to the kitchen or the queue, Peter Hennessy's Never Again: Britain 1945-51, the first part of his Post-War Trilogy, recreates life in early post-war Britain.'Hennessy conjures up …
Winds of Change
Britain in the Early Sixties
Häftad, 2020
160 kr
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Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain ... so much fun, yet still shrewd and important' The Times, Books of the Year Harold Macmillan famously said in 1960 that the wind of change was …
Harold Wilson
Av Ben Pimlott, Peter Hennessy
Häftad, 2016
232 kr
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Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen.Harold Wilson is one of the most enigmatic personalities of …
Harold Wilson
Av Ben Pimlott, Peter Hennessy
E-bok, 2016
159 kr
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Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen.Harold Wilson is one of the most enigmatic personalities of …
Prime Minister
The Office And Its Holders Since 1945
Häftad, 2001
225 kr
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In The Prime Minister: the Office and its Holders since 1945, Peter Hennessy explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of …
Secret State
Preparing For The Worst 1945 - 2010
Häftad, 2010
192 kr
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Peter Hennessy's The Secret State: Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010 is the story of secret government plans for combatting attacks on Britain, from the Cold War to modern counter-terrorism.Now completely revised and updated, Peter Hennessy's acclaimed account of the secret state includes material …
Having it So Good
Britain in the Fifties
E-bok, 2007
136 kr
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Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Peter Hennessy's Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence.The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley …
Never Again
Britain 1945-1951
E-bok, 2006
147 kr
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The first volume of Hennessy's postwar history of Britain concerns an age dominated by the shadow of war. With the beginnings of the Cold War, the foundations of the new Europe and the granting of independence of former colonies, Britain was forced to negotiate a new place in the world. It was also …
Silent Deep
The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945
Av James Jinks, Peter Hennessy
E-bok, 2015
136 kr
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'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and …
Secret State
Preparing For The Worst 1945 - 2010
E-bok, 2014
125 kr
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This updated edition of The Secret State revises Hennessy's picture of the Soviet threat that was presented to ministers from the last days of the Second World War to the 1960s. He maps the size and shape of the Cold War state built in response to that perceived threat, and traces the arguments …
Duty of Care
Britain Before and After Covid
Häftad, 2023
160 kr
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One of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-covid society in BritainThe 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the …
Duty of Care
Britain Before and After Covid
E-bok, 2022
125 kr
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One of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-covid society in BritainThe 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the …
Cabinets and the Bomb
Häftad, 2007
936 kr
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The nuclear weapons question runs through post-1940 British history like an irradiated thread. It represents part of the hidden history of twentieth-century Britain, given the high level of technical secrecy and political sensitivity in which the bomb was - and is - embedded. This volume publishes …
A Duty of Care
Britain Before and After Covid
Inbunden, 2022
225 kr
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One of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-covid society in Britain The 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the …
Duty of Care
Britain Before and After Covid
Ljudbok, 2022
167 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. The ''duty of care'' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future, once the immediate Covid crisis has passed? In A Duty of Care , Peter Hennessy divides post-war …
Silent Deep
The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945
Av James Jinks, Peter Hennessy
Häftad, 2016
217 kr
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'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and …
States of Emergency
British Governments and Strikebreaking since 1919
Av Peter Hennessy, Keith Jeffrey
E-bok, 2025
1019 kr
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States of Emergency (1983) examines the co-ordinated Government planning in Britain to counter major strikes in vital industries, an effort that began in earnest during the aftermath of the First World War. Contingency planning by Whitehall ministers and officials aims to calculate the point at …
States of Emergency
British Governments and Strikebreaking since 1919
Av Peter Hennessy, Keith Jeffrey
E-bok, 2025
1019 kr
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States of Emergency (1983) examines the co-ordinated Government planning in Britain to counter major strikes in vital industries, an effort that began in earnest during the aftermath of the First World War. Contingency planning by Whitehall ministers and officials aims to calculate the point at …
States of Emergency
British Governments and Strikebreaking since 1919
Av Keith Jeffrey, Peter Hennessy
Inbunden, 2025
1877 kr
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States of Emergency (1983) examines the co-ordinated Government planning in Britain to counter major strikes in vital industries, an effort that began in earnest during the aftermath of the First World War. Contingency planning by Whitehall ministers and officials aims to calculate the point at …
New Protective State
Government, Intelligence and Terrorism
E-bok, 2008
430 kr
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The gathering of information by the Intelligence Services is now an issue of major importance in the modern world. But what are the ethical responsibilities of these bodies? How is that intelligence collected, assessed and used? What is the impact and significance of the new protective state that …
Winds of Change
Britain in the Early Sixties
E-bok, 2019
222 kr
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Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain ... so much fun, yet still shrewd and important' The Times, Books of the Year Harold Macmillan famously said in 1960 that the wind of change was …
New Protective State
Government, Intelligence and Terrorism
Häftad, 2008
373 kr
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The gathering of information by the Intelligence Services is now an issue of major importance in the modern world. But what are the ethical responsibilities of these bodies. How is that intelligence collected, assessed and used. What is the impact and significance of the new protective state that …
Establishment and Meritocracy
Häftad, 2014, 15+ år
104 kr
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Like so many of the postwar generation in Britain, Peter Hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 Education Act designed to encourage a more meritocratic society. In this highly personal book, Hennessy examines the rise of meritocracy as a concept and the persistence of the …
Power of Civil Servants
Av David Normington, Peter Hennessy m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
136 kr
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British civil servants are unique figure, required to be independent custodians of propriety and dedicated to Ministers’ priorities, yet ready to recalibrate their focus overnight when a new Minister is appointed. Often mistreated as pen-pushers or scapegoats, they are duty-bound against defending …
Complete Reflections
Conversations with Politicians
Av Peter Hennessy, Robert Shepherd
Häftad, 2020
206 kr
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On the BBC radio show Reflections with Peter Hennessy, the preeminent historian of British political life interviewed leading figures from the UK's governing parties during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Bringing together transcripts of the collected interviews for the first …
Bonfire of the Decencies
Repairing and Restoring the British Constitution
Häftad, 2022
232 kr
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The British constitution matters. Its observance is crucial to the well-being of all our people, to every state activity and deployment of government power. It is crucial to the face our society presents to itself as well as to those who observe us from overseas. For all its importance, however, …
On the Back of an Envelope
A Life in Writing
Av Peter Hennessy, Polly Coupar-Hennessy
Inbunden, 2024
334 kr
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As one of Britain's foremost constitutional experts and contemporary historians, Peter Hennessy has spent his professional life unpicking the arcane world of Whitehall and Westminster. He began his career as a journalist on The Times, the Economist and the Financial Times, developing a network of …
Land of Shame and Glory
Britain 2021-22
Inbunden, 2023
247 kr
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Peter Hennessy brings his deep political and historical understanding to this study of two of the most turbulent and disruptive years experienced by Britain in peacetime. As the protracted withdrawal from the EU and the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic dragged on, a series of …
