Penguin Books and political change: Britain's meritocratic moment, 1937–1988

This Book Explores The Political Ideas That Shaped Post-war Britain. It Does So By Examining The History Of Penguin Books, A Publisher That Played An Important Role In Circulating Ideas. By Situating The Publisher's Books In Their Respective Historical Contexts, The Book Constructs A New Story About Post-war Britain. It Suggests That The Wartime Period Ushered In A 'meritocratic Moment' In Britain's Political History That Was Eclipsed From The Mid-1970s.