A History of Modern Britain
03 July 2009Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. This edition also includes an extra chapter charting the course from Blair to Brexit.
It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and...
Details
03 July 2009704 pages
9780330513296Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Superb, colourful, outspoken, fresh and richly entertaining. Don't missThe Times
Lively, full of rich anecdotes and sparkling pen portraits. He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentencesSunday Telegraph
