Hope and Glory: Britain 1900-2000Peter Clarke brilliantly challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. Adopting a wide perspective, he examines the political. social and economic changes that transformed Britain. He looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare, shaped society and explores such areas as architecture, sport and popular culture. Embracing a century of national experience, Hope and Glory superbly conveys the diverse aspects of three generations who lived through unparalleled change. |
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Guilty Men 193745 | |
Let Us Face the Future 194555 | |
Never Had It So Good 195563 | |
In Place of Strife 196370 | |
Winters of DisContentsTextIndent1 197079 | |
Rejoice? 197990 | |
Epilogue | |
Bibliographical Essay | |
Acknowledgements | |
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