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Unequal Britain — equalities in Britain since 1945
Author(s)	Pat Thane
Corporate Author	Centre for Contemporary British History, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Publisher	Continuum, London, 2010
Pages	228 pp
Source	Continuum UK, The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX. www.continuumbooks.com
Keywords	Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; Social trends ; Histories.
Annotation	Since 1945, there have been attempts in most of the areas considered in this volume to devise government policies and institutions to diminish inequalities. Contributors consider equality and inequality in Britain in respect of older people, race, religion and belief, gypsies and travellers, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, and disability. For each theme, a timeline lists major reports and events, followed by more detailed historical consideration of developments by decade. In all the cases considered, the introduction of policies and institutions was driven by organised activism by people who experienced inequality. While improvement has been made on most dimensions of inequality since the end of World War II, there are serious inequalities which have yet to be eradicated. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100409002 B
Classmark	IKR: TM2: TM3: 6A
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