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We Danced All Night
Martin Pugh
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Description for We Danced All Night
Paperback. Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of unremitting poverty, rising crime and mass unemployment. This work shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure activities. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of great and unrelenting depression. In Martin Pugh's lively and thought-provoking book, however, the acclaimed historian vividly shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure and entertainment activities of all kinds - from dancing and cinema going to smoking, football pools and paid holidays. He explodes the myths of a nation of unwed women, revealing that in the ... Read more
Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of great and unrelenting depression. In Martin Pugh's lively and thought-provoking book, however, the acclaimed historian vividly shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure and entertainment activities of all kinds - from dancing and cinema going to smoking, football pools and paid holidays. He explodes the myths of a nation of unwed women, revealing that in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844139231
SKU
V9781844139231
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-92
About Martin Pugh
Martin Pugh taught history at the Aligarh Muslim University, India, from 1969-71 on V.S.O.; he was Professor of British History at Newcastle University until 1999, and Research Professor in History at Liverpool John Moores University 1999-2002. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of the advisory panel of the B.B.C. History Magazine, and the author of ... Read more
Reviews for We Danced All Night
Skilfully evoked, vividly captured social history
Metro
Pugh is one of the most well-respected, diligent and honest scholars working in British history today. This book deserves to be read
Gerard DeGroot
Scotland on Sunday
A beguiling and often thought-provoking book
Glasgow Herald
A lively, tactile history of ... Read more
Metro
Pugh is one of the most well-respected, diligent and honest scholars working in British history today. This book deserves to be read
Gerard DeGroot
Scotland on Sunday
A beguiling and often thought-provoking book
Glasgow Herald
A lively, tactile history of ... Read more