Britain Since 1900 - A Success Story?
Britain Since 1900 - A Success Story?
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Starting with an assessment of the material, political, cultural and moral resources Britain brought to the twentieth century, the author turns to how events and the actions of Lloyd George, Churchill, Thatcher and Blair had an impact upon them, debating the nature of success, and what the future might hold for the country.
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Britain Since 1900 - A Success Story? by Robert Skidelsky
How successful has Britain been in the twentieth century? This is the question Robert Skidelsky poses in this fascinating analysis of a century in which Britain lost an empire, fought two world wars, founded the welfare state and weathered economic turbulence and technological upheaval. We are accustomed to judging nations by their success in increasing or maintaining power - by these measures Britain has failed to thrive, but what of quality of life, prosperity, political, cultural and moral values? The British people are richer and healthier than in 1900. Despite cataclysmic events and some fraying at the edges, our society is more democratic and tolerant, and our constitution of liberty has been preserved, at a cost. Bu inequality of wealth income is much as it was before 1914, finance is scarcely less proud or industry more content, and history continues to be made by the elite. Starting with an assessment of the material, political, cultural and moral resources Britain brought to the twentieth century, Skidelsky turns to how events and the actions of Lloyd George, Churchill, Thatcher and Blair had an impact upon them, debating the nature of success, and what the future might hold for the country.
[An] informed and accessible survey * New Statesman *
A stimulating account of Britain since 1900 -- Giles Radice * House Magazine *
Fascinating and enjoyable -- Bernard Donoughue, author of Downing Street Diary
Required reading for anyone with an interest in modern history, it must surely go on to all the best reading lists -- Bill Robinson
A stimulating account of Britain since 1900 -- Giles Radice * House Magazine *
Fascinating and enjoyable -- Bernard Donoughue, author of Downing Street Diary
Required reading for anyone with an interest in modern history, it must surely go on to all the best reading lists -- Bill Robinson
Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Ecomony at Warwick University. His three-volume biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes (1983,1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. He is the author of The World after Communism (1995) and Keynes: The Return of the Master (2009). He was made a life peer in 1991, is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs, and was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1994.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099572398 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099572397 |
| Title | Britain Since 1900 - A Success Story? |
| Author | Robert Skidelsky |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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