{"product_id":"britain-in-the-1930s-9780631174110","title":"Britain in the 1930s","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWere the 1930s in Britain a decade of growing prosperity, unprecedented levels of ownership and sane, competent government? Or was it a time of grinding poverty, long-term unemployment and political timidity? In this new book Andrew Thorpe cuts through the welter of dispute and mythology to provide fresh analysis of politics, economics and society in this most controversial of decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Likely to be an introductory text widely used by students in schools and universities: it is short, the format is accessible, the paperback edition is cheap and it is a new addition to the successful series of Historical Association Studies published by Blackwell.\" \u003ci\u003eLabour History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Politics:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Conservatives and the National Governments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Labour Party and Socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Liberals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Communists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Fascists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Economy:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Cyclical Trends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Structural Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Government Economic Policy: Causes and Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Society:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Class-Ridden Society?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Domestication and Privatization? Housing and Leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Health, Welfare, and Social Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Conclusion:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: General Election Results, 1924-45.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Unemployment, 1929-40.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Guide to Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403391344983,"sku":"9780631174110","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631174110.jpg?v=1730483326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/britain-in-the-1930s-9780631174110","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}