War and progress : Britain, 1914-1945
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War and progress : Britain, 1914-1945
（Longman economic and social history of Britain）
Addison Wesley Longman, 1997
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 346-370
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780582045866
Description
This is an account of how the daily lives of ordinary peoples were changed, profoundly and permanently, by these three momentous decades 1914-1945. Often depicted in negative terms Peter Dewey finds a much more positive pattern in the wealth of evidence he lays before us. His is a story of economic achievement, and the emergence of a new sense of social community in the nation, rather than a saga of disenchantment and decline.
Table of Contents
1. British Economy and Society in the Early Twentieth Century. 2. The First World War. 3. Population, Social Change and the Labour Force, 1919-39. 4. Government in the 1920s: Economic Functions and Policies. 5. Growing and Declining Industries After 1918. 6. External Trade and Finance, 1918-29. 7. Employment and Unemployment in the 1920s. 8. Economic and Social Welfare in the 1920s. 9. Town, Country and Housing 1918-1939. 10. Leisure Between the Wars. 11. Slump and Depression, 1929-31. 12. The 1931 Crisis and Changes in Policy. 13. Economic Recovery and Growth in the 1930s. 14. Unemployment and Economic and Social Welfare in the 1930s. 15. Rearmament and the War Economy, 1935-45. 16. Civilian Life in the Second World War. 17. The National Balance Sheet, 1900-1945. Appendix: British Economic Growth Rates in the UK, 1870-1948. Essay on Further Reading.
Bibliography. Index.
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: hbk ISBN 9780582045873
Description
This is an account of how the lives of ordinary people were changed, profoundly and permanently, during the years 1914-1945. Often depicted in negative terms, the author finds in these years a positive pattern, depicted in the evidence he lays before the reader.
Table of Contents
- British economy and society in the early-20th century
- the First World War
- population, social change and the labour force, 1919-39
- government in the 1920s - economic functions and policies
- growing and declining industries after 1918
- external trade and finance, 1918-29
- employment and unemployment in the 1920s
- economic and social welfare in the 1920s
- town, country and housing, 1918-1939
- leisure between the wars
- slump and depression, 1929-31
- the 1931 crisis and changes in policy
- economic recovery and growth in the 1930s
- unemployment and social welfare in the 1930s
- rearmament and the war economy, 1935-45
- civilian life in the Second World War
- the national balance sheet, 1900-1945. Appendix - economic grwoth rates in the UK, 1870-1948.
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