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Synopsis
Historical debate about the 1930s has been sharply polarized. Some see the decade as a period of growing prosperity administered by sane and responsible governments. For others, it was a period of grinding poverty and high unemployment, blighted by weak and indecisive governments. Examining politics, the economy and society, Thorpe argues that while Britain did not thrive in the 1930s, its governments did as well as could be expected in the face of unprecedented problems. He also draws comparisons with Britain in the 1980s.
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From the Back Cover
Contemporaries were and historians have been bitterly divided about Britain in the period between the Wall Street Crash and the outbreak of the Second World War. Were the 1930s a decade of growing prosperity and unprecedented levels of ownership, of sane, competent, democratic governments under men like Macdonald, Baldwin and Chamberlain, fighting vigorously against overwhelming difficulties? Or was it a time of grinding poverty, long term unemployment, political timidity and uninspired and uninspiring government?
In this new book Andrew Thorpe uses the fruits of the most recent research to assess the state of Britain in the 1930s. He looks at politics, the economy and society and argues that, while Britain in the 1930s was not particularly dynamic, its governments did as well as could be expected in the face of unprecedented problems. While rejecting too rosy a view of the decade, and not seeking to whitewash those governments he shows that things were not as bad as the pessimists would suggest. The result is a synthesis which seeks to overturn myths and halftruths.
About the Author
Andrew Thorpe took degrees at the universities of Birmingham and Sheffield. He is the author of The British General Election of 1931 and editor of The Failure of Political Extremism in Inter-War Britain.
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- PublisherBlackwell Pub
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0631180478
- ISBN 13 9780631180470
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages145
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