Book:
Seeking a Role: The United Kingdom 1951-1970 (New Oxford History of England)
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009, ISBN: 9780198204763; 688pp.; Price: £30.00;
Reviewer:
Reviewed by John BaxendaleSheffield Hallam University
The volume under review is the latest contribution to the New Oxford History of England, and Brian Harrison makes it clear that for him the doings of politicians and governments carry less historical weight than the underlying processes of non-political change: in Annaliste terms, the longue durée trumps histoire événementielle.
