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Britain, 1947: Hope Amid Hardship
For the British people, 1947 was a momentous year. For three long months, they endured the worst...
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For the British people, 1947 was a momentous year. For three long months, they endured the worst winter in living memory, with drastic fuel shortages and power cuts, and continuing food rationing post-World War Two. Heavy snow gave way to widespread flooding in the spring, and by the summer, the economic crisis had deepened, forcing renewed cutbacks; the Chancellor of the Exchequer even imposed a savage tax increase on tobacco, the chief solace for much of the nation. But against this backdrop, a program of ambitious and far-reaching reforms was being rolled out, from town and country planning to the institution of the National Health Service. Amid the misery of freezing homes, meagre food supplies and threadbare clothing, the British were on the brink of a new era of social transformation--the beginnings of the "Welfare State." Drawing upon an extensive range of local newspapers, contemporary articles, films and the archives of the Mass Observation Project, Britain, 1947 reveals how ordinary people in town halls, hospitals, schools and dance halls, on the terraces of the local football club, at the pub and in homes across Britain, navigated, survived and found hope in the turbulent world of the 1940s.
Author: David Kirby
Publisher: Hurst & Co.
Published: 08/15/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.85w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781911723219
Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2024
About the Author
David Kirby formerly taught Modern History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. He has had a lifelong interest in the 1940s, of which this book is the outcome. Besides writing, he struggles to maintain a garden against the depredations of slugs and snails.
Author: David Kirby
Publisher: Hurst & Co.
Published: 08/15/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.85w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781911723219
Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2024
About the Author
David Kirby formerly taught Modern History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. He has had a lifelong interest in the 1940s, of which this book is the outcome. Besides writing, he struggles to maintain a garden against the depredations of slugs and snails.
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