1974 - 2nd Edition by Nick Rennison (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From the Watergate scandal, deposition of Haile Selassie and the expulsion of Solzhenitsyn from the Soviet Union, to ABBA's landmark victory at the Eurovision Song Contest and the production of the very first Volkswagen Golf--a concise, entertaining survey of an important year in 20th-century history, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of 1974.

1974 was a year of major changes around the world.

Presidents resigned, emperors were deposed and new governments came to power.

In society, the second wave of feminism grew in strength and the rights of gays and ethnic minorities were more powerfully asserted.

The arts and the entertainment industry were in the midst of a period of great creativity and innovation.

The roots of many aspects of today's societies which we take for granted lie in the 1970s and particularly in this, the pivotal year of the decade.

Review Quotes

"Freezy and very readable canter through a seminal 12 months. . . . A finely judged balance between conversational anecdote and genuine insight." --Guardian

"Rennison proves a chatty and amiable guide [and] offers an enjoyable and evocative ramble down Memory Lane." --Telegraph

"Hugely entertaining... often wryly amusing... plenty of light entertainment and colourful anecdote." --Mail on Sunday

"An enjoyable biography of an important year that serves as another reminder of how much history just twelve months can contain." --Foreword Reviews on 1922

About the Author

Nick Rennison is a writer, editor and bookseller with a particular interest in the Victorian era and in crime fiction. He is the editor of six anthologies of short stories for No Exit Press, plus A Short History of Polar Exploration, Peter Mark Roget: A Biography, Freud and Psychoanalysis, Robin Hood: Myth, History & Culture and Bohemian London, published by Oldcastle Books. He is a regular reviewer for both The Sunday Times and BBC History Magazine.