Introduction, Kathleen Burk; 1. Governors, governance and governed: British politics since 1945, John Turner; 2. Economic growth, economic decline, Jim Tomlinson; 3. Tradition and transformation: society and civil society in Britain, 1945-2001, Jose Harris; 4. Two cultures - one or many?, Peter Mandler; 5. Britain and the world since 1945: narratives of decline or transformation?, David Reynolds; 6. Ireland 1945-2001: between 'Hope and History', Dermot Keogh Keogh; Conclusion: fin de siècle, Kathleen Burk; Further Reading; Chronology; Maps; Index