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A shellshocked nation : Britain between the wars

Turner, Alwyn W.2026

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After the calamity of the Great War, Britons longed for escapist fun - the lights of the Jazz Age, radio comedies and the pictures offered a welcome respite from the gloomy reality of the Great Depression. It was easier to spend a day at the seaside or a night at the greyhounds than to worry about mass unemployment, political scandals or military manoeuvres in Europe. Yet the storm clouds were gathering, and Britain between the wars was a turbulent, restless place - and where the foundations of the modern nation were laid. Combining cultural, social and political history, this book is the next instalment in Alwyn Turner's highly original history of the 20th century, sketching a portrait of the interwar nation through its entertainments and scandals, its people and political crises. From the General Strike to the BBC, Irish Home Rule and the rise of fascism, this is the definitive story of Britain's most anxious era.