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  • Having it So Good

    Britain in the Fifties

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Peter Hennessy's Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence.The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released 'Rock Around the Clock', rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • A Duty of Care

    Britain Before and After Covid

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    One of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-covid society in BritainThe 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future, once the immediate Covid crisis has passed?In A Duty of Care, Peter Hennessy divides post-war ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Distilling the Frenzy

    Writing the History of One's Own Timed

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    In Distilling the Frenzy, the UK's leading contemporary historian examines the special considerations that apply to writing the history of one's own times, and revisits the grand themes running through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He looks at Britain's persistent impulse to punch well above its weight in the world; at the sustenance of the nuclear weapons policy which has accompanied ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Winds of Change

    Britain in the Early Sixties

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain ... so much fun, yet still shrewd and important' The Times, Books of the YearHarold Macmillan famously said in 1960 that the wind of change was blowing over Africa and the remaining British Empire. But it was blowing over Britain too - its ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • On the Back of an Envelope

    A Life in Writing

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    New and selected writings by one of the United Kingdom’s leading contemporary historians.As one of Britain’s foremost constitutional experts and contemporary historians, Peter Hennessy has spent his professional life unpicking the arcane world of Whitehall and Westminster. He began his career as a journalist for the Times, the Economist, and the Financial Times, developing a network of insider ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Establishment and Meritocracy

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    Series series Haus Curiosities
    Like so many of the postwar generation in Britain, Peter Hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 Education Act designed to encourage a more meritocratic society. In this highly personal book, Hennessy examines the rise of meritocracy as a concept and the persistence of the shadowy notion of an establishment in Britain’s institutions of state. He asks whether these elusive ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Land of Shame and Glory

    Britain 2021–22

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    A compelling account of the transformative changes Britain is facing today, exploring how we can build a post-COVID society.2021 and 2022 were two of the most turbulent and disruptive years experienced by Britain in peacetime. Land of Shame and Glory: Britain 2021–22 addresses a series of unprecedented challenges that laid bare the fragility of Britain and the Union during this time. Beginning ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Kingdom to Come

    Thoughts on the Union before and after the Scottish Independence Referendum

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    Series series Haus Curiosities
    Despite the “No” vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum of September 2014, the issue of potential Scottish secession from the United Kingdom has likely only just begun. The Kingdom to Come is the first book-length look at the consequences and implications of this momentous event.Peter Hennessy discusses the run-up to the Scottish Independence Referendum and its immediate aftermath, as well ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    A Duty of Care

    Britain Before and After Covid

    de Peter Hennessy ...
    Narrado por Matthew Spencer ...

    Completo

    7 hora 6 minutos

    Brought to you by Penguin.The 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future, once the immediate Covid crisis has passed?In A Duty of Care, Peter Hennessy divides post-war British history into BC (before corona) and AC (after corona). He looks back to beginnings when, during ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • The Silent Deep

    The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945

    de James Jinks, Peter Hennessy ...
    'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and privileged access to documents and personnel, The Silent Deep is the first authoritative history of the ... Leer más

    $16.59 USD

  • Reflections

    Conversations with Politicians Volume II

    de Peter Hennessy, Robert Shepherd ...
    Accompanying the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 program, Reflections features interviews with twelve of Britain’s most influential political figures from the last twenty years. Presented by Peter Hennessy, one of the UK’s most renowned historians, each interview not only offers an honest and frank assessment of a political career, but also acts as a biography filled with fresh insights and moments of new ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Complete Reflections

    Conversations with Politicians

    de Peter Hennessy, Robert Shepherd ...
    On the BBC radio show Reflections with Peter Hennessy, the preeminent historian of British political life interviewed leading figures from the UK’s governing parties during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Bringing together transcripts of the collected interviews for the first time, The Complete Reflections features interviews the biggest names from the Thatcher era, the New ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD