Finding a role?: the United Kingdom 1970-1990

1. The United Kingdom and the world : A shrinking world ; A globalizing economy ; Euro-equivocation ; Imperial aftermath ; Cold War implosion

2. The face of the country : A fragile landscape ; More people moving faster ; Urban utopia abandoned ; Communities old and new ; Irish tragedy

3. The social structure : The monarchy in trouble ; The country house revived ; Middle-class triumph ; Trade unions on the defensive ; From working class to underclass ; 'Multiculturalism'?

4. Family and welfare : Permanent sexual revolution ; New families, new women? ; A better life for the young? ; A welfare dynamic ; Old age remapped ; Friendship in flux

5. Industry and commerce : Corporation in crisis ; A free-market alternative ; The entrepreneur returns ; The workforce diversifies ; Free-market consumerism

6. Intellect and culture : Religions old and new ; Classroom counter-revolution ; University growing pains ; Cultural affluence ; Dumbing down?

7. Politics and government : A controversial executive ; Parliament in decline? ; A revolution in government ; Liberty comes and goes ; Conservatives transformed ; Labour on the defensive ; Privacy and publicity

8. Retrospect and prospect : Socialist setback ; Free-market aspirations ; Thatcherism audited ; Dystopia in prospect? ; Finding a role?