Labour in Power 1945-1951

This is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and influential Attlee government. Based on a vast range of previously unpublished material, personal papers, and recently released public records, the book provides in-depth portraits of key figures of the period and compares Britain during these years with other European nations after 1945. In conclusion, Morgan assesses the legacy of this crucial administration for Britain, the western world, the new Commonwealth, and the Labour Party itself.

ISBN	0192851500	Pages	564
ISBN13	9780192851505 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Weight (grammes)	680
Imprint	Oxford Paperbacks	Published in	Oxford
Format	Paperback	Series editor	Wells, Stanley
Publication date	19 Sep 1985	Series title	Oxford Paperbacks
Non-book description	xi, 546 p. ;	Height (mm)	196
Library of Congress	JN234	Width (mm)	129
DEWEY	354.410009	Spine width (mm)	34
DEWEY edition	DC19	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

"[A] thoroughly researched and comprehensive account of the postwar Labour governments."--The New Republic "A remarkable achievement of political history."--A.J.P. Taylor in The London Review of Books "There is now at last a scholarly, balanced, dispassionate account of the post-World War II British Labour governments."--Choice "Brilliant and enthralling...History at its very best: careful, balanced, beautifully written and clear."--New Society "By any standards, it is a considerable achievement....It will be required reading for students of modern history for at least a generation to come."--The Economist

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