The Thirties: An Intimate History of Britain

ISBN-13: 9780007314539 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 576 str.

Juliet Gardiner

Opis

J.B. Priestley famously described the 'three Englands' he saw in the 1930s; old England, 19th-century England and the new, post-war England. In this book Juliet Gardiner provides a fresh perspective on that restless, uncertain, ambitious decade, bringing the complex experience of 1930s Britain alive.

Recenzje

'The cinematic clarity of Gardiner's descriptions of accidents and ceremonies tells more about the decade than a page of statistics....or the depth of its research, the quality of the writing and the sheer richness and vibrancy of the material, this is a quite outstanding work of social history' Telegraph

'It is comfortably the definitive account of a decade that has been much maligned' Daily Telegraph

'A definitive, vividly detailed book on a complex decade, which is a joy to read' History Today

O autorze

Juliet Gardiner is a respected commentator on British social history from the Victorian times through to the 1950s. She was the editor of History Today magazine and is also the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling Wartime.