Britain in the 1930s: A Deceptive Decade
Andrew Thorpe
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Description for Britain in the 1930s: A Deceptive Decade
Paperback. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Were the 1930s in Britain a decade of growing prosperity, unprecedented levels of ownership and sane, competent government? Or was it a time of grinding poverty, long-term unemployment and political timidity? In this new book Andrew Thorpe cuts through the welter of dispute and mythology to provide fresh analysis of politics, economics and society in this most controversial of decades.
Were the 1930s in Britain a decade of growing prosperity, unprecedented levels of ownership and sane, competent government? Or was it a time of grinding poverty, long-term unemployment and political timidity? In this new book Andrew Thorpe cuts through the welter of dispute and mythology to provide fresh analysis of politics, economics and society in this most controversial of decades.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Historical Association Studies
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631174110
SKU
V9780631174110
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99-50
About Andrew Thorpe
Andrew Thorpe took degrees at the universities of Birmingham and Sheffield. He is the author of The British General Election of 1931 and editor of The Failure of Political Extremism in Inter-War Britain.
Reviews for Britain in the 1930s: A Deceptive Decade
"Likely to be an introductory text widely used by students in schools and universities: it is short, the format is accessible, the paperback edition is cheap and it is a new addition to the successful series of Historical Association Studies published by Blackwell." Labour History Review