The five giants : a biography of the welfare state
Timmins, Nicholas1996
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New in paperback, this book provides an accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment and decline of the British welfare state. It is full of anecdotes, feuds, backstabbing, idealism and humour.
Main title:
The five giants : a biography of the welfare state / Nicholas Timmins.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Fontana, 1996.
Collation:
xiii, 606p., [12]p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-565) and index.
ISBN:
9780006863182 (pbk)
Dewey class:
330.126094
Local class:
361.6509
Language:
English
BRN:
1928121