Hope and Glory by Peter Clarke

Hope and Glory by Peter Clarke

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Challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. This title examines the political, social and economic changes that transformed Britain. It 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.

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Hope and Glory by Peter Clarke

Peter 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.
Peter Clarke is Professor of Modern British History and Master of Trinity Hall College, Cambridge. He has written several major books on aspects of British political history in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including The Keynesian Revolution in the Making 1924-1936 and A Question of Leadership.
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ISBN 13 9780141011752
ISBN 10 0141011750
Title Hope and Glory
Author Peter Clarke
Series Penguin History Of Britain
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2004-03-25
Number of pages 512
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