Aiming to furnish the reader with the historical data to engage with the debates surrounding the Cameron government's 'Big Society' and civil society, this book gives the reader a greater and more informed historical consciousness of how the NGO sector has grown and influenced. 'The wealth of statistical data and extensive descriptions of activities make this a useful work for anyone interested in an overview of NGOs in Britain.' - Recommended by Choice MATTHEW HILTON Professor of Social History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of  Smoking in British Popular Culture  (Manchester, 2000),  Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain  (Cambridge, 2003), and  Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation  (Cornell, 2009). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Nicholas Crowson, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of  The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain  (Oxford, 2012).  NICK CROWSON Reader in Contemporary British History at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of  Facing Fascism: The Conservative Party and the European Dictators 1935-40  (London, 1997),  The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945: At the Heart of Europe?  (Abingdon, 2006), and  Britain and Europe: A Political History since 1918  (Abingdon, 2010). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of  The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain  (Oxford, 2012). JAMES MCKAY Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the co-editor of two volumes on NGOs and the voluntary sector: with Matthew Hilton and Nick Crowson, NGOs in  Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945  (Palgrave, 2009); and, with Matthew Hilton,  The Ages of Voluntarism: How We Got to the Big Society  (Oxford, 2011). Along with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson and Jean-Francois Mouhot, he is the co-author of  The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain (Oxford, 2012).  JEAN-FRANCOIS MOUHOT was a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK, until May 2011. He is currently a Marie Curie Research Fellow at Georgetown University and the EHESS in Paris. He is the author of  Les Réfugiés acadiens en France  (1758-1785):  l'impossible réintégration?  (Québec: Septentrion, 2009),  Des Esclaves Energétiques: Réflexions sur le changement climatique  (Seysel, Champ Vallon, 2011) andco-editor (with Charles-François Mathis) of  Une Protection de l'Environnement à la Française?  (XIXe-XXe siècles) (Seysel: Champ Vallon, forthcoming 2012). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton Nicholas Crowson, & James McKay, of  The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain  (Oxford, 2012). Used Book in Good Condition