Popular uprisings in Poland & Hungary shake Moscow`s hold on its eastern European empire. Across the American South, & in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, & their lives, in the struggle to dismantle institutionalised white supremacy & secure first-class citizenship. France & Britain, already battling anti-colonial insurgencies in Algeria & Cyprus, now face the humiliation of Suez. Meanwhile, in Cuba, Fidel Castro & his band of rebels take to the Sierra Maestra to plot the overthrow of a dictator...1956 was one of the most remarkable years of the twentieth century. All across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets & city squares, & took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom. In response to these unprecedented challenges to their authority, those in power fought back, in a desperate bid to shore up their position. It was an epic contest, & one which made 1956
- like 1789 & 1848
- a year that changed our world.

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1956: a defining year that heralded the modern era. Britain & France occupied Suez, & the Soviet Union tanks rolled into Hungary. Nikita Khrushchev`s`secret speech` exposed the crimes of Stalin, & the Royal Court Theatre unveiled John Osborne`s Look Back in Anger. Rock `n` roll music was replacing the gentle pop songs of Mum & Dad`s generation, & it was the first full year of independent television. As post-war assumptions were shattered, the upper middle class was shaken & the communist left was shocked, radical new ideas about sex, skiffle & socialism emerged, & attitudes shifted on an unprecedented scale
- precipitated by the decline of Attlee`s Britain & the first intimations of Thatcher`s. From politics & conflict to sport & entertainment, this extraordinary book transports us back in time on a whirlwind journey through the history, headlines & happenings of this most momentous of years, vividlycapturing the revolutionary spirit of 1956
- the year that changed Britain.

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The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. With the uncertainty & hardships of the Second World War finally put to rest, a new spirit of optimism swept the nation, & Labour`s promise of `the ending of economic privilege, the abolition of poverty in the midst of plenty & the creation of real equality of opportunity` heralded unprecedented social & cultural changes. With these changes came a new sense of permissiveness & cultural liberation among the `baby boomer` generation, counterculture & fashion icons such as The Beatles, Mary Quant & Biba, & new design & technology that transformed virtually every sphere of everyday life. Punctuated with personal recollections, Susan Cohen`s fully illustrated account of life in the 1960s explores the impact of these political & cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain. ...

Step back in time & discover the fashion of the Swinging Sixties in this groovy sticker book. There are clothes from throughout the decade
- from Mod fashion & minidresses to hippy florals for a summer festival. Notes, photographs & sketches explain each `look` & there are links to websites with video clips to add historical context.
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There is Britain before 1965 & Britain after 1965
- & they are not the same thing. 1965 was the year Britain democratised education,
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Travel back to the 1970s, when hair grew bigger & heels got higher, with this colourful sticker book. There are clothes from throughout the decade
- from flares & maxi dresses, to outfits designed to sparkle under disco lights. Informative notes, photographs, sketches & links to video clips help explain each `look` & add historical context.
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Following a sheltered childhood & education in Cambridge, & having missed out on the Swinging Sixties, Alec Forshaw was ready for a dose of the wider world. London in the early 1970s was where the lights seemed to shine the brightest. In reality London was still a city struggling to find its post-war identity, full of declining industries & derelict docklands, a townscape blighted by undeveloped bomb sites, demonic motorway proposals & slum clearance schemes. The streets were lined with work-a-day local shops & greasy-spoon cafes, but enlivened by ghettos of immigrants & student culture. Ideas for traffic constraint, recycling rubbish or conserving historic buildings were still in their infancy. It was the decade which saw the three-day week, the Notting Hill riots & the last of the anti-Vietnam war protests. This sequel to ” Growing Up in Cambridge” portrays the London of over thirty years ago as it appeared to a young man in his twenties, finding his feet, coming of age, & stumbling across the sights, sounds & sensations of an extraordinary city. ...

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