| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Myth and reality : Britain in the 1930s -- The dawn of affluence -- The hungry thirties -- The problem of unemployment -- The impact of unemployment -- The general election of 1931 -- Politics and the people, 1931-5 -- The Communist Party -- The national unemployed workers' movement -- Hunger marches and demonstrations -- The fascist challenge -- The government and public order -- The general election of 1935 and after -- The revolution that never was -- Afterword : back to the 1930s? |
| Summary |
The 1930s, remembered as the decade of dole queues, hunger marches, & mass unemployment, also saw the development of new industries, the growth of suburbia, & rising standards of living for many. In this book, the authors look behind the legends for an objective reassessment, as Britain again struggles with recession & unemployment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Economic history
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056944
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Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056677
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056918
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cook, Chris, 1945-
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| ISBN |
9781317862161 |
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1317862163 |
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1315833530 |
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9781315833538 |
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9781317862154 |
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1317862155 |
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