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Borrowed time : the story of Britain between the wars
- Title
- Borrowed time : the story of Britain between the wars / Roy Hattersley.
- Author
- Hattersley, Roy.
- Publication
- London : Little, Brown, 2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DA578 .H35 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 454 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- As with Hattersley's 'The Edwardians', this is a masterly assessment of the social and political landscape of a pivotal period - the interwar years.
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Geschichte 1919-1933
- Economic history
- Politics and government
- Social conditions
- Great Britain > History > George V, 1910-1936
- Great Britain > Economic conditions > 1918-1945
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1910-1936
- Great Britain > Social conditions > 20th century
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-442) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The Hush Before the Dawn -- pt. I. Years for the Locusts to Eat -- 1. A Child Weeping -- 2. Inherit the Wilderness -- 3. A Wind of Freedom -- 4. The King's Matter -- pt. II. Human Habitation -- 5. Not a Penny off the Pay -- 6. A Question of Confidence -- 7. Tight-Lipped Men in Caps -- 8. My Fathers House -- pt. III. The Shape of Things to Come -- 9. Few Know What They Want -- 10. As Quick As I Can -- 11. Taking Part -- 12. Private Daydreams -- pt. IV. Today the Struggle -- 13. Into the Wasteland -- 14. Shaping the Idea -- 15. Power Without Responsibility -- 16. The Drift to War.
- ISBN
- 9780316730327
- 0316730327
- LCCN
- 2008371994
- OCLC
- ocn137313024
- 137313024
- SCSB-14123538
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library