{"product_id":"9781780279473","title":"To See Ourselves","description":"Author: Alistair Moffat\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780279473\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1945 the world has changed at breakneck speed, and life in post-war Scotland is now entirely different from what it was like when Alistair Moffat grew up in the quiet Border town of Kelso in the 1950s. At that time the rhythms and practicalities of daily life which had remained constant for many generations were about to change in the most unimaginable ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about these changes  many of which have been dizzying and disorientating  and how they have affected each and every one of us in all parts of the country. The main themes, such as housing, healthcare, sport, the media, the arts and entertainment, urban and country life, our relationship with the environment, politics, religion and education, are all viewed through the lens of personal experience. Alistair's own recollections of big events and small, together with other eyewitness accounts, bring these decades alive in a way that no ordinary history can with a directness and poignancy that underlines how much has been gained  and how much lost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852895146142,"sku":"ADS-9781780279473","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780279473.jpg?v=1779064451","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780279473","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}