Hope and Glory: Updated to Cover 1992-2002: Britain, 1900-2000 (Penguin History of Britain) by Peter Clarke |
by Andrew Marr
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British Society Since 1945: The Penguin Social History of Britain by Arthur Marwick |
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Many on both the left and right of the political divide believe that not only has Britain declined in many ways since the end of WW2 but that we have succumbed to an all-encompassing, invasive American culture. In a robust and lucid narrative, American historian George Bernstein refutes both these views. He suggests that despite the economy having problems, Britain enjoys an unparalleled prosperity, whilst ongoing social change has resulted in an exciting and dynamic society. And although there has been much American influence, this (along with other influences) has been subsumed into a new, more flexible culture. On the political front, Professor Bernstein writes about the futile struggle to maintain an illusory power, but nevertheless concludes that Britain since 1945 has not declined, but has progressed on almost all fronts.
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This history of Britain since 1945 confronts two themes that have dominated British consciousness during the post-war era: the myth of decline and the pervasiveness of American influence. The political narrative is about the struggle to maintain a power that was illusory and, from 1960 on, to reverse an economic decline that was nearly as illusory. The British economy had its problems, which are fully analyzed; however, they were counterbalanced by an unparalleled prosperity. At the same time, there was a social and cultural revolution which resulted in a more exciting, dynamic society. While there was much American influence, there was no Americanization. American influences were incorporated with many others into a new and less stodgy British culture. Contrary to conventional wisdom, this groundbreaking book finds that the story of Britain since the war is marked not by decline but by progress on almost all fronts.
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