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The Royal Navy in the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War
This book provides an insight into the relationship betweeen the Royal Navy's institutional culture and modern warfare with specific reference to the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War.
A Social History of Milton Keynes
This book discusses the prejudices that have distorted understandings of the city of Milton Keynes and focuses upon the original thinking that went into the planning of Milton Keynes.
Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe
Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe offers fresh insights into the 'pro-European' dimension of Scottish nationalism and its implications for the UK.
Popular Newspapers, the Labour Party and British Politics
This book traces the relationship between the popular press and the Labour Party from the early twentieth century through the Second World War and up to the current day.
Ten Per Cent and No Surrender
This is a study of industrial unrest in the cotton industry at a time when the economy was on the threshold of mid-Victorian prosperity, and when Chartism was still much more than a memory. The town of Preston was the crucial battlefield, and here the masters and men fought out a bitter trial of strength. The strike of 1853-54 closed the Preston cotton industry for seven months, and disrupted production in many other towns in Lancashire. Against the implacable opposition of the masters, the strikers toured the country to organize support, and raised £100,000 in subscriptions from their fellow operatives. The dispute featured prominently in the national and provincial press, and the weavers'...
The Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1854-1946
Chief among the personnel at the Foreign Office is the Permanent Under-secretary, the senior civil servant who oversees the department and advises the Foreign Secretary. This book is a study of the twelve men who held this Office from 1854–1946.
Pessimism and British War Policy, 1916-1918
This analysis of Britains war policy during the last years of the Great War argues that it was strongly affected by a mood of pessimism. The policy was revised after the defeats suffered by the allies in 1917, so much so that Britain almost "tumbled into peace" the following year.
Culture, Thought and Belief in British Political Life Since 1800
Brings together agenda-setting essays that illuminate the complex relationship between ideas and political activity in modern British history. Ideas matter in modern British political life: culture, thought and belief are integral to the fabric of politics, high and low, foreign and domestic. They are woven into the day-to-day business of debate, policy and decision-making. This book shows how and why they have mattered so much. Inspired by the work of Jonathan Parry, it explores the cultural and intellectual influences on politics both formal and informal since the turn of the nineteenth century. Featuring original interventions by some of the world's leading historians, the essays in the v...
Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain
This work explains the background to, and politics behind, the infamous Beeching Report, which recommended the closure of a third of Britain's railways.
