{"product_id":"9781526657565","title":"A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65","description":"Author: Kynaston, David\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526657565\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 704 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe early sixties in Britain told as only David Kynaston ('the most entertaining historian alive' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e) can. Running from 1962 to 1965, \u003ci\u003eA Northern Wind \u003c\/i\u003eis the anticipated new volume in the landmark 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'From Daleks and dingy tower blocks to nuclear threats, this addictively readable book charts dizzying change . . . Sometimes moving, often comic, always fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDOMINIC SANDBROOK, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHow much can change in two and a half years? In the case of Britain in the Sixties, the answer is- almost everything. From the seismic coming of Liverpool's the Beatles to a sex scandal that rocked the Tory government to the arrival at No 10 of Harold Wilson, a Yorkshireman utterly different from his Old Etonian predecessors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Northern Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, the keenly anticipated next instalment of David Kynaston's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTales of a New Jerusalem \u003c\/i\u003eseries, brings to vivid life the period between October 1962 and February 1965. Drawing upon an unparalleled array of diaries, newspapers and first-hand recollections, Kynaston's masterful storytelling refreshes familiar events     the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Big Freeze, the assassination of JFK, the funeral of Winston Churchill     while revealing in all their variety the experiences of the people living through this history.\u003cbr\u003eMajor themes complement the compelling narrative- an anti-Establishment mood epitomised by the BBC's controversial \u003ci\u003eThat Was The Week That Was\u003c\/i\u003e; a welfare state only slowly becoming more responsive to the individual needs of its users; and the rise of consumer culture, as Habitat arrived and shopping centres like Birmingham's Bull Ring proliferated. Multi-voiced, multi-dimensional and immersive, \u003ci\u003eTales of a New Jerusalem \u003c\/i\u003ehas transformed how we see and understand post-war Britain. \u003ci\u003eA Northern Wind \u003c\/i\u003econtinues the journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WATERSTONES, \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eBBC HISTORY MAGAZINE \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent . . . The early Sixties have never been recounted so well' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A breathtaking array of treasures . . . A book to savour' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinarily atmospheric, capturing more than anything a sense of what this moment might have felt like to live through' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kynaston is the most humane and even-handed chronicler of our time, and the one best-qualified to carry this mightily compelling national story onwards' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636917358750,"sku":"UBD-9781526657565","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526657565.jpg?v=1774399543","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526657565","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}