1st Edition

The Strange Death of Moral Britain

By Christie Davies Copyright 2004
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

In the last half of the twentieth century, a once respectable and religious Britain became a seriously violent and dishonest society, one in which person and property were at risk, family breakdown was ubiquitous, and drug and alcohol abuse was rising. The Strange Death of Moral Britain demonstrates in detail the roots of Britain's decline. It also shows how a society, strongly Protestant in both... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. The Strange Death of Respectable Britain, 2. The Strange Death of Moralist Britain, 3. The Death of the Death Penalty and the Decline of the Sacred Hierarchies, 4. The Queer Death of the Laws Prohibiting Homosexual Behavior, 5. The Strange Death of Roman Catholic Britain and the Crisis of Moral Ireland, 6. Conclusion, References, Index

Biography

Christie Davies