Description: Britain experienced continual crises from the 1970s to Brexit in 2016. This innovative and comprehensive study pays special attention to three combined crises: the development of neo-liberal globalisation from the 1970s; the financial crash and its systemic effects from 2007 to 2009; and the "present crisis" beginning in 2010.
Brief description: Neville Kirk is Emeritus Professor of Labour and Social History at Manchester Metropolitan University. His publications include Labour and Society in Britain and the USA (1994), Comrades and Cousins (2003), Custom and Conflict in 'The Land of the Gael' (2007, 2009) and Labour and the Politics of Empire (2011, 2014). He is editor of Liverpool University Press's series Studies in Labour History and a member of the executive committee of the UK Society for the Study of Labour History.
Review Quotes:
'This valuable intervention provides an interesting new perspective on the collective crises that have gripped Britain from the 1970s onwards. Useful reading for those seeking the historical origins of our contemporary challenges - and particularly good on the Scottish dimension.' Dr Richard Carr, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Strategy, Anglia Ruskin University