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A History of Modern Britain
Taschenbuch von Andrew Marr
Sprache: Englisch

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In A History of Modern Britain Andrew Marr confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. He tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification. In each decade, political leaders think they know what they are doing, but find themselves confounded. Every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than predicted.

Throughout, Britain is a country on the edge - first of invasion, then of bankruptcy, then on the vulnerable front line of the Cold War, and later in the forefront of the great opening up of capital and migration now reshaping the world. In a riveting new chapter, Marr also examines the demise of New Labour and Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War, bringing the story up to date with the sudden - to some - shock of Brexit. Marr follows all the political and economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oil-men and punks, Margaret Thatcher's wonderful good luck, political lies, the birth of spin and the true heroes of British theatre.

'Superb, colourful, outspoken, fresh and richly entertaining. Don't miss!' The Times

'Lively, full of rich anecdotes and sparkling pen portraits. He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentences.' Sunday Telegraph

In A History of Modern Britain Andrew Marr confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. He tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification. In each decade, political leaders think they know what they are doing, but find themselves confounded. Every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than predicted.

Throughout, Britain is a country on the edge - first of invasion, then of bankruptcy, then on the vulnerable front line of the Cold War, and later in the forefront of the great opening up of capital and migration now reshaping the world. In a riveting new chapter, Marr also examines the demise of New Labour and Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War, bringing the story up to date with the sudden - to some - shock of Brexit. Marr follows all the political and economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oil-men and punks, Margaret Thatcher's wonderful good luck, political lies, the birth of spin and the true heroes of British theatre.

'Superb, colourful, outspoken, fresh and richly entertaining. Don't miss!' The Times

'Lively, full of rich anecdotes and sparkling pen portraits. He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentences.' Sunday Telegraph

Über den Autor
Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow. He has enjoyed a long career in political journalism, including five years as the BBC's Political Editor (2000-05). Andrew's broadcasting includes BBC2's History of Modern Britain series, political documentaries for Channel 4, and BBC Panorama, the BBC1 Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings, and Radio 4's Start The Week. He has written several books, including A History of 20th Century Britain and A History of the World. Andrew lives in London with his family.
Zusammenfassung
Andrew Marr's acclaimed Sunday Times number one bestseller, updated with an extensive additional chapter taking readers from Blair to Brexit
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - i: Introduction to the Paperback Edition Section - ii: Prologue Unit - 1: Part One - Hunger and Pride: Britain After The War Unit - 2: Part Two - The Land of Lost Content Unit - 3: Part Three - Harold, Ted and Jim: When The Modern Failed Unit - 4: Part Four - The British Revolution Unit - 5: Part Five - Nippy Metro People: Britain From 1990 Unit - 6: Part Six - From Gordon To Teresa: The Defeat Of Britain's Liberal Pro-European Consensus Acknowledgements - iii: Acknowledgements Section - iv: Notes Index - v: Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781509839667
ISBN-10: 1509839666
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Marr, Andrew
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 195 x 128 x 50 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Marr
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.04.2017
Gewicht: 0,549 kg
Artikel-ID: 107525467
Über den Autor
Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow. He has enjoyed a long career in political journalism, including five years as the BBC's Political Editor (2000-05). Andrew's broadcasting includes BBC2's History of Modern Britain series, political documentaries for Channel 4, and BBC Panorama, the BBC1 Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings, and Radio 4's Start The Week. He has written several books, including A History of 20th Century Britain and A History of the World. Andrew lives in London with his family.
Zusammenfassung
Andrew Marr's acclaimed Sunday Times number one bestseller, updated with an extensive additional chapter taking readers from Blair to Brexit
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - i: Introduction to the Paperback Edition Section - ii: Prologue Unit - 1: Part One - Hunger and Pride: Britain After The War Unit - 2: Part Two - The Land of Lost Content Unit - 3: Part Three - Harold, Ted and Jim: When The Modern Failed Unit - 4: Part Four - The British Revolution Unit - 5: Part Five - Nippy Metro People: Britain From 1990 Unit - 6: Part Six - From Gordon To Teresa: The Defeat Of Britain's Liberal Pro-European Consensus Acknowledgements - iii: Acknowledgements Section - iv: Notes Index - v: Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781509839667
ISBN-10: 1509839666
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Marr, Andrew
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 195 x 128 x 50 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Marr
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.04.2017
Gewicht: 0,549 kg
Artikel-ID: 107525467
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