White Heat by Dominic Sandbrook - ISBN: 9780349118208
Paperback
Swinging Sixties: Optimism, change, and contradictions in a Britain ablaze.

White Heat

A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties

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  • Paperback

    976 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2008

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Summary

Now in B format.

The sequel to NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD, this completes Dominic Sandbrook’s groundbreaking history of Britain in the 1960s.

Harold Wilson’s famous reference to ‘white heat’ captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures of Swinging London to the tragic bloodshed in Northern Ireland, from the intrigues of Westminster to the drama of the World Cup, British life seemed to have taken on a dramatic new momentum.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349118208
ISBN-10:0349118205
Author:Dominic Sandbrook
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:976
Edition:New edition
Release Date:1 January 2008
Weight:656g
Dimensions:47mm x 128mm x 195mm
Series:Abacus
A-Format
White Heat by Dominic Sandbrook - ISBN: 9780349118208
128 × 195 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
What They're Saying

Critics Review

This second volume lives up to the promise of the first … Sandbrook is an inveterate demolisher of myths

An active pleasure to read. This is a deftly written and evocative account of the day before yesterday … - Peter Hitchens, MAIL on Sunday, Books of The Year

A substantial contribution to our understanding of the social and political history of modern Britain - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

This is history of a commendably inclusive range - SUNDAY TIMES

This second volume lives up to the promise of the first … Sandbrook is an inveterate demolisher of myths - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

About The Author

Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, St Andrews and Jesus College, Cambridge. He taught history of the University of Sheffield and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Rothermere Institute, University of Oxford. He lives in London.

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