When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the Seventies

Andy Beckett

Faber & Faber, 2010 - Business & Economics - 576 pages

In this riveting account of the most crucial and controversial period in modern British history, Andy Beckett travels the country, interviews the key figures and understakes forensic archival research to discover the true story of the decade. From Thatcherites to hippy anarchists, strikers to secret strike-breakers, he delivers his story with the vividness and dramatic tension of a novel.

About the author

Andy Beckett was born in 1969. He studied modern history at Oxford University and journalism at the University of California in Berkeley. He is a feature writer at the Guardian, and also writes for the London Review of Books and the New York Times magazine. He lives in London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the Seventies
• Author: Andy Beckett
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2010
• ISBN: 0571221378, 9780571221370
• Length: 576 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economics / General; History / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century; History / Europe / Great Britain / General; History / General; History / Social History; Political Science / Religion, Politics & State