Conservative Governments, Morality and Social Change in Affluent Britain, 1957-64

Provides a fascinating, readable, and scholarly account of a formative period in modern history.

Tory governments were attempting to work out how ordinary people should live their personal and corporate lives Essential reading for undergraduates interested in post-war British history, politics and society in the 1950s and 1960s The book is written in clear prose and conveys complex historical debates in easily understandable sections Accessible to the general reader who wants to understand politics and social change, covering many social issues that continue to be debated hotly (gambling, pornography, prostitution, homosexuality, crime, juvenile delinquency, the influence of television, pirate radio, Christianity)