Publisher's Synopsis
Many of the biggest changes that occurred in the British polity took place during and as a direct result of the 1939-45 war. In particular, the directing central role of the national government was accepted over a much wider range of public and private activities than had been the case previously (or indeed since). In this wide-ranging review a distinguished list of contributors appraise the effect of the constitutional and cultural changes that took place upon the British state, the British citizen and the relationship between Britain and the outside world.
