A companion to contemporary Britain, 1939-2000

The impact of the Second World War / Paul Addison

The impact of the Cold War / Harriet Jones

Population and the family / Pat Thane

Cities, suburbs, countryside / Mark Clapson

Class / Arthur Marwick

Immigration and racism / Wendy Webster

Sport and recreation / Richard Holt

Youth culture / Bill Osgerby

Sexuality / Lesley A. Hall

Economic 'decline' in post-war Britain / Jim Tomlinson

The transformation of the economy / Hugh Pemberton

The geography of economic change / P.W. Daniels

Living standards and consumption / Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska

Gender: change and continuity / Dolly Smith Wilson

Welfare, poverty and social inequalities / Janet Fink

Education / Roy Lowe

Health / John Welshman

Rewriting the unwritten constitution / Andrew Blick

The secret state / Richard J. Aldrich

Rethinking the 'rise and fall' of two-party politics / Steven Fielding

The rise and disintegration of the working classes / Robert Taylor

The growth of social movements / Holger Nehring

Civil society / Nicholas Deakin

The politics of devolution / Christopher Harvie

The politics of Northern Ireland / Thomas Hennessey

Britain in the world economy / Catherine R. Schenk

The end of empire / Bill Schwarz

The Anglo-American 'special relationship' / Michael F. Hopkins, John W. Young

Britain and Europe / James Ellison

British defense policy / Simon Ball.