No Such Thing as Society
A History of Britain in the 1980s
$41.08
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2011
Summary
The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. The changes were not superficial, like the revolution in fashion and music that enlivened the 1960s; nor were they quite as unsettling and joyless as the troubles of the 1970s. And yet they were irreversible. By the end of the decade, society as a whole was wealthier, money was easier to borrow, there was less social upheaval, less uncerta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849019798 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849019797 |
| Author: | Andy McSmith |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 331g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 28mm |
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A rollicking read.
It was a wild, wild decade: strong politics, riots, revival, bad hair, great comedy, some dreadful music, lurid newspapers and a war or two. The Margaret Thatcher rollercoaster carried so many of us into today’s Britain, with so many bumps and shrieks, that it needs a writer of cool judgement and a reporter who misses nothing to tell its story. Andy McSmith has managed it, ranging from barcodes to TVam, feminism to Torvill and Dean, and Sloane Rangers to flying pickets. It’s hard to see how this account could be bettered. - Andrew Marr
McSmith has a sharp eye for a revealing story. - The Sunday TimesA fine account of the decade. - Independent on Sunday….an enjoyable romp through the decade. - The SpectatorA rollicking read. - Metro(McSmith) presents his views and his recollections clearly, accurately and accessibly in a very readable, social document. - The ScotsmanAbout The Author
Andy McSmith
Andy McSmith has been chief reporter of the Independent newspaper since April 2007, having previously been a political correspondent on the same paper, and political editor of the Independent on Sunday and chief political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph and Observer. He lives in London.
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