Download or read book Using History, Making British Policy written by P. Beck and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extent to which history has been used to inform policy remains a neglected topic. Focusing upon the 1957 Whitehall policy initiative, this book enhances our knowledge of post-1945 Britain, illuminates debates about the nature and the use of history in the contemporary world, most notably the relationship between history and policy.