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Our times : the age of Elizabeth II / A.N. Wilson.

Wilson, A. N., 1950- (Author).

Summary:

Wilson triumphantly concludes the acclaimed trilogy that opened with "The Victorians," taking readers from postwar austerity to the multicultural Britain of today. The book is compelling reading for anyone interested in the forces that have shaped our world.

Record details

ISBN: 9780374228200 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0374228205 (hbk.)
Physical Description: xi, 482 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Originally published in 2008 by Hutchinson, Great Britain"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-461) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pt. 1: Churchill and Eden. Old western man -- Space and spies -- Other gods -- A portrait of decay -- Suez -- Pt. 2: Macmillan. Supermac -- Mental health and suicides -- Lady Chatterley and Honest to God -- Profumo and after -- Pt. 3: A fourteenth earl and a fourteenth Mr. Wilson -- Enemies of promise -- The 14th Mr. Wilson -- Ireland -- The 1960s -- Pt. 4: The 1970s. HeathCo -- Women's liberation -- The decline of the Roman Catholic Church -- The end of Harold Wilson -- Lucky Jim -- Pt. 5: The lady. 'This was a terrific battle' -- Thatcher as Prime Minister -- Pt. 6: Mr. Major's Britain. Nice Mr. Major -- Prince Charles and Lady Di -- The union -- Stephen Lawrence -- Pt. 7: The project. New labour -- Tony's wars -- Islamists -- The return of God -- Gordon Brown.