Read The Making of Modern Britain

The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr

4.9/5 (15422 ratings)

Description:In "The Making of Modern Britain", Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace among the most turbulent and surprising. As the political forum moved from Edwardian smoking rooms to an increasingly democratic Westminster, the people of Britain experimented with extreme ideas as they struggled to answer the question 'How should we live?' Socialism? Fascism? Feminism?. Meanwhile, fads such as eugenics, vegetarianism and nudism were gripping the nation, while the popularity of the music hall soared. It was also a time that witnessed the birth of the media as we know it today and the beginnings of the welfare state. Beyond trenches, flappers and Spitfires, this is a story of strange cults and economic madness, of revolutionaries and heroic inventors, sexual experiments and raucous stage heroines. From organic food to drugs, nightclubs and celebrities to package holidays, crooked bankers to sleazy politicians, the echoes of today's Britain ring from almost every page.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Making of Modern Britain. To get started finding The Making of Modern Britain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 452

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0230709427

Description: In "The Making of Modern Britain", Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace among the most turbulent and surprising. As the political forum moved from Edwardian smoking rooms to an increasingly democratic Westminster, the people of Britain experimented with extreme ideas as they struggled to answer the question 'How should we live?' Socialism? Fascism? Feminism?. Meanwhile, fads such as eugenics, vegetarianism and nudism were gripping the nation, while the popularity of the music hall soared. It was also a time that witnessed the birth of the media as we know it today and the beginnings of the welfare state. Beyond trenches, flappers and Spitfires, this is a story of strange cults and economic madness, of revolutionaries and heroic inventors, sexual experiments and raucous stage heroines. From organic food to drugs, nightclubs and celebrities to package holidays, crooked bankers to sleazy politicians, the echoes of today's Britain ring from almost every page.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Making of Modern Britain. To get started finding The Making of Modern Britain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Making of Modern Britain

The Making of Modern Britain

More Books

A History of the World by Andrew Marr (2013-06-06)

A History of the World by Andrew Marr (2013-06-06)

A History of the World

A History of the World

A History of Modern Britain

A History of Modern Britain

The Real Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

The Real Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

Head of State

Head of State

A History of the World by Marr, Andrew Reprint Edition [Paperback(2013/4/1)]

A History of the World by Marr, Andrew Reprint Edition [Paperback(2013/4/1)]

My Trade: A Short History of British Journalism

My Trade: A Short History of British Journalism

Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged

Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged