{"product_id":"9780141032153-state-of-emergency","title":"State of Emergency","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritain, 1970-1974\u003cbr\u003eThe early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eState of Emergency : Britain 1970-74\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a brilliant history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The seventies brought us miners' strikes, blackouts, IRA atrocities, tower blocks and the three-day week, yet they were also years of stunning change and cultural dynamism, heralding a social revolution that gave us celebrity footballers, high-street curry houses, package holidays, gay rights, green activists and progressive rock; the world of Enoch Powell and Tony Benn, David Bowie and Brian Clough, Germaine Greer and Mary Whitehouse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Dominic Sandbrook's \u003ci\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect guide to a luridly colourful Seventies landscape that shaped our present, from the financial boardroom to the suburban bedroom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Hugely entertaining, always compelling, often hilarious' Simon Sebag Montefiore, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Thrillingly panoramic . he vividly re-creates the texture of everyday life in a thousand telling details' Francis Wheen, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Masterly . nothing escapes his gaze' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Splendidly readable . his almost pitch-perfect ability to recreate the mood and atmospherics of the time is remarkable' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943073296481,"sku":"9780141032153","price":18.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32398306.jpg?v=1737227985","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141032153-state-of-emergency","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}