{"product_id":"1976-1","title":"1976","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSearing heat, political turmoil, revolution in popular culture: relive the scorching year of 1976 in all its glory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the political scene, Harold Wilson abruptly resigned as prime minister; Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe resigned in advance of his arrest and sensational Old Bailey trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder; and the Tories elected 'Milk Snatcher' Margaret Thatcher as their party leader. The IRA’s long-running demands for the reunification of Ireland exploded into a campaign of wholesale terrorism on the British mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the Black Panther was finally arrested and brought to justice, and the curious case of John Stonehouse, the UK’s last Postmaster General, came to its climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrow in the fact that Southampton defied 500:1 odds to win the FA Cup, and the irresistible rise of punk rock, triggered by the iconic moment when the Sex Pistols were let loose on an unsuspecting teatime-television audience, and 1976 proves itself a truly pendulum year that divides the old from the new - recaptured here in fully living, human detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside \u003cem\u003e1976\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeason-by-season account of the events\u003c\/strong\u003e of this bumper year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories from across the \u003cstrong\u003eUK, USA, Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eSoviet Union\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePolitical rivalries\u003c\/strong\u003e in a Cold War era, including the early rise of \u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Thatcher\u003c\/strong\u003e and the demise of \u003cstrong\u003eHarold Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrities of the era, including \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie, Sid James and the Sex Pistols, ABBA\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eBee Gees\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMassive breakthroughs in criminal justice, such as the arrest of the \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the conclusion of the case of \u003cstrong\u003epostmaster general John Stonehouse\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving no stone unturned and no story untold, *1976* is a book of pure nostalgia for those who lived through it, and an eyeopening experience for those who didn't: a page turner right to the end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55052279054680,"sku":"9781803999579","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781803999579.jpg?v=1780409729","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/1976-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}