RSA at the Birmingham Book Festival - State of Emergency
20th Oct 2010; 19:15
RSA at the Birmingham Book Festival
In the early 1970s, Britain seemed on the brink of the abyss. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had faded. Headlines were dominated by strikes, blackouts, unemployment and inflation. Britain seemed to be tearing itself apart. Yet amid the gloom glittered a creative and cultural dynamism.
In this brilliant new history, Dominic Sandbrook recreates that gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere – where unions marched, the socialist revolution seemed at hand, but feminism, permissiveness, pornography and environmentalism were also transforming lives.
Whether you were a child, an adult or weren’t yet born in the seventies, Dominic will take you there.
Booking Information
Venue: Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Nr Central Library, B3 3HG
Tickets: £6/£4.50 concession
Online: www.birminghambookfestival.org
By phone: 0121 303 2323
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