A History of Modern Britain
Mar 2010 · Macmillan + ORM
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Sunday Times Bestseller: "Lively, full of rich anecdotes . . . He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentences." — Sunday Telegraph
A History of Modern Britain confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It 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. This history follows all the political and economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oilmen and punks, Margaret Thatcher's wonderful good luck, political lies, and the true heroes of British theatre.
"His grasp of recent politics and economics is superbly authoritative, never better than when discussing [Britain's] changing relationship with the United States." — Observer
"Richer and deeper than television commentary can ever hope to be." — Daily Mail
Includes illustrations and photographs
A History of Modern Britain confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It 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. This history follows all the political and economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oilmen and punks, Margaret Thatcher's wonderful good luck, political lies, and the true heroes of British theatre.
"His grasp of recent politics and economics is superbly authoritative, never better than when discussing [Britain's] changing relationship with the United States." — Observer
"Richer and deeper than television commentary can ever hope to be." — Daily Mail
Includes illustrations and photographs
Sunday Times Bestseller: "Lively, full of rich anecdotes . . . He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentences." — Sunday Telegraph
A History of Modern Britain confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great polit...
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Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow in 1959. He studied English at the University of Cambridge and has since enjoyed a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman, the Independent, the Daily Express and the Observer. From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC's Political Editor. He has written and presented TV documentaries on history, science and politics, and presents the weekly Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings on BBC1 and Start the Week on Radio 4. Andrew lives in London with his family.
Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow in 1959. He studied English at the University of Cambridge and has since enjoyed a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman, the Independent, the Daily Express and the Observer. From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC's Political Editor. He has writte...
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