Retreat from New Jerusalem: British Politics, 1951-64 (British Studies Series) - Hardcover

Presents the first major study of the era of Conservative government in Britain after 1951 drawing on full access to official papers for the period. Charts the changing fortunes of government and opposition under successive Tory Prime Ministers, and analyzes broader concepts such as the idea of postwar economic decline, the nature of consensus politics, and the electoral impact of Britain's class system. Includes b&w newspaper cartoons from the 1950s-60s. For all those interested in the development of contemporary British society. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.