State And Society: A Social and Political History of Britain, 1870-1997

by Martin Pugh

As a vigorous interpretation of political and social developments in Britain since the late-Victorian era, State and Society has rapidly become one of the most respected and widely read introductions to the history of modern Britain. In this new edition, the account is taken beyond the
downfall of Margaret Thatcher up to the ending of the long-running Conservative ascendancy with Labour's victory in the watershed 1997 election. Pugh examines not only the change in the political and social spectrums but also those elements of continuity linking the Thatcher era to the Blair epoch.
He closes with an assessment of the dilemmas facing Britain at the dawn of the next century.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Martin Pugh is a historian of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, and was formerly professor of modern British history at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His publications include State and Society and The Pankhursts.

Reviews

[Kaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very detailed and got me through my British history module at university nicely.

The downside: sometimes chapters did get quite tedious because there was so much writing crammed on to one page.

[Gillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots and lots!