Never Had It So Good: A History of Britain from Suez to the Beatles

by Dominic Sandbrook

Book Overview

Arguing that historians have been besotted by the cultural revolution of the Sixties, Dominic Sandbrook re-examines the myths of this controversial period and paints a more complicated picture of a society caught between conservatism and change. He explores the growth of a modern consumer society, the impact of immigration, the invention of modern pop music, and the British retreat from empire. He tells the story of the colourful characters of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349115303
• ISBN13: 9780349115306
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Abacus (UK)
• Length: 892 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"