{"title":"Jim Tomlinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eJim Tomlinson offers a compelling exploration of history and politics, delving into pivotal events and transformations. His work often examines the intricate dynamics of political movements and governmental change, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of Britain's political landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus that spans \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Tomlinson's writing invites readers to reflect on the forces that have shaped modern society. His narratives combine detailed research with accessible analysis, perfect for those interested in the intersection of history and political development.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-labour-governments-19641970-volume-3-by-jim-tomlinson-9780719080630","title":"The Labour Governments 1964–1970 Volume 3","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in paperback for the first time, this book is the third in the three-volume set \u003cem\u003eThe Labour Governments 1964–1970\u003c\/em\u003e and concentrates on Britain's economic policy under the Labour governments in the 1960s. It assesses the origins, development, and outcomes of the attempts made by the 1964–1970 Labour governments under Harold Wilson to modernise the British economy. This is the first comprehensive and archivally-based work to offer a detailed study of this modernisation project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book places the project in the context of Labour's economic ideas as they had developed since the 1940s, as well as the economic legacy they inherited from the previous thirteen years of Conservative rule. After outlining this context and providing a summary narrative of economic policy over this period, the international aspect of Labour's approach to the economy is analysed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe core of the book then goes on to look in detail at the policies directly concerned with modernisation. Following the agenda set by the national plan of 1965, policies on planning, investment and the firm, technical change, the labour market, and the nationalised industries are all analysed. In addition, the productivity campaign of the late 1960s is shown to have encapsulated many of the underlying ideas but also many of the problems of Labour's approach to economic policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final section of the book asks how the pursuit of modernisation affected Labour's pursuit of social justice, before offering an overall assessment of Labour's period of office. The book will be of special interest to contemporary historians, economic historians, and those interested in the history of the Labour party. Together with the other books in the series, on domestic policy and international policy, it provides a complete picture of the development of Britain under the premiership of Harold Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850321350892,"sku":"9780719080630","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/28021333482443.jpg?v=1759081158"},{"product_id":"dundee-and-the-empire-by-jim-tomlinson-9781399563512","title":"Dundee and the Empire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the half-century before the First World War, Britain simultaneously expanded its empire and globalised its economy. \u003cem\u003eDundee and the Empire\u003c\/em\u003e uses the case of Dundee to analyse the impact of these issues of empire and globalisation, covering the 'expansionary' period before 1914 and the much more difficult era from the First to the Second War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDundee is especially well-suited for this purpose given both the strength of its imperial connections (especially with India) and the intensity of its globalisation. How did the people of Dundee respond to the challenges of being arguably the most economically globalised city in the world? The answer is complicated by the fact that the aspect of globalisation which impacted most directly on the ordinary inhabitants of the city was competition in the jute industry from Calcutta—a city within the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo, Dundee had to cope not only with powerful low-wage competition in jute, its staple industry, but also the political reality that for decision-makers in London, the fate of the British Empire in India was far more important than the economic well-being of a small Scottish city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis history of Dundee's responses to these challenges combines global economic history with analysis of imperial relations, and examines how these issues were understood by ordinary Dundonians as well as politicians and policy-makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933961961708,"sku":"9781399563512","price":86.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399563512-dundee-and-the-empire.jpg?v=1783888444"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/jim-tomlinson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}