We Danced All Night: A Social History of Britain Between the Wars

ISBN-13: 9781844139231 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 528 str.

Martin Pugh

Opis

Here, the author shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure and entertainment activities of all kinds from dancing and cinema to smoking, football pools and paid holidays. He also explodes the myths of a nation of unwed women.

Recenzje

Skilfully evoked, vividly captured social history Metro

O autorze

Martin Pugh was Professor of British History at Newcastle University and Research Professor in History at Liverpool John Moores University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of the advisory panel of the BBC History Magazine, and the author of over twelve books on nineteenth- and twentieth-century history. He lives in Northumberland.