The Longman companion to Britain in the era of the two world wars, 1914-45
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The Longman companion to Britain in the era of the two world wars, 1914-45
（Longman companions to history）
Longman, 1994
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-220) and index
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ISBN 9780582077713
Description
This is an aid to anyone interested in the history and politics of Britain in the first half of the 20th century. Purpose built for student needs, it is a practical desk-companion for continuous use on a key phase in the history of Britain. It covers only 31 years - but they are years of such unprecedented change that they link two different worlds, from the imperial certainties of the Edwardian Age to the global anxieties fo the Atom Bomb and the Cold War. It includes: a Chronology of the main political events of the period; lists of ministries, office holders and elections; detailed accounts of political parties; notes on legislation and local government; information and statistics on social issues, including population, education, health, gender, sexuality, crime, the news media and religion; information on economic issues, including trade, prices, unemployment, agriculture, industry, finance, the unions and transport; the main developments in foreign and imperial affairs, and accounts of the two world wars and concise biographies of the key figures of the age.
Table of Contents
- Political history
- social history
- economic history
- foreign affairs - defence and the empire.
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: pbk ISBN 9780582077720
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In the momentous period -- barely 30 years -- covered by this systematic reference/guide, the Edwardian world was transformed unrecognisably, through war, technological progress and social change, into the Nuclear Age. It saw the coming of mass democracy, the apogee of empire, the Depression, the threat of fascism, the development of suburban society, and, as yet scarcely understood, the end of Britain's international hegemony. Andrew Thorpe's superb contribution to the Companions series illuminates all this and much else. It will be indispensable to anyone interested in the history and politics of modern Britain.
Table of Contents
Section I: Political history. 1. Political chronology. 2. The monarchy. 3. Ministers. 4. Elections. 5. Party Politics. 6. Other parties. 7. Pressure groups. 8. Machinery of government. 9. Local government. Section II Social History. 1. Population and migration. 2. Education. 3. Health, social welfare and poverty. 4. Housing.
5. Gender and sexuality. 6. Crime and police. 7. The news media. 8. Religion. Section III: Economic History
1. Trade. 2. Prices and wages. 3. Employment and unemployment. 4. Agriculture. 5. Industry. 6. Labour and trade unions. 7. Finance and taxation. 8. Transport and communications. Section IV: Foreign affairs, defence and the Empire. 1. The armed forces and defence. 2. The First World War. 3. The Second World War. 4. Major treaties.
5. Ireland. 6. Empire. Section V: Bibliographies. Section VI: Glossary of terms. Section VII: Topic Bibliography. Index
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