{"product_id":"britain-in-the-1930s-a-deceptive-decade-paperback-softback-9780631174110","title":"Britain in the 1930s; A Deceptive Decade (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631174110","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBritain in the 1930s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Deceptive Decade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Thorpe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631174110, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 May 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.4 x 13.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.198 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472071487768,"sku":"9780631174110","price":40.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631174110.jpg?v=1785715615","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/britain-in-the-1930s-a-deceptive-decade-paperback-softback-9780631174110","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}