On a Saturday afternoon in the spring of 1968 Enoch Powell gave a talk in a small upstairs
room in Birmingham's Midland Hotel. In many ways the event seemed inconspicuous, with a …

During the 1970s, Britain's trade unions expanded into new areas of the economy, making
considerable progress among the low-paid workers of the expanding welfare state. The …

This timely history explores the entry, reception and resettlement of refugees across
twentieth-century Britain. Focusing on four cohorts of refugees–Jewish and other refugees …

In 1964, a small industrial town on the outskirts of Birmingham gained a reputation
worldwide as Britain's most racist town. The Conservative Party's candidate, Peter Griffiths …

ABSTRACT A number of religions mandate that members of that faith cover their hair and
head. Depending on its nature, this head covering can interfere with the design and efficacy …

Conceptualising the voluntary sector as a strategic action field, this study focuses on the
values, identities, resources and relationships that bind together local voluntary …

The recreation of urban historical space in museums is inevitably a complex, large-scale
endeavour bridging the worlds of academic and public history. BCLM: Forging Ahead at the …

On 25 March 1954, British MPs met to discuss a matter that was to have a far-‐reaching
impact on society: the Television Bill, which proposed introducing television choice for …

The present bibliography is a continuation of and a complement to those published in the
Urban History Yearbook 1974–91 and Urban History from 1992. The arrangement and …

This article examines the impact of industrial decline on popular constructions of selfhood
and place during the 1970s through a case study of the Bilston Steel Works in the West …