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We Danced All Night
- A Social History of Britain Between the Wars
Engelsk Paperback
We Danced All Night
- A Social History of Britain Between the Wars
Engelsk Paperback

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Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of great and unrelenting depression. In Martin Pugh''s lively and thought-provoking book, however, the acclaimed historian vividly 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 going to smoking, football pools and paid holidays.

He explodes the myths of a nation of unwed women, revealing that in the 1930s the institution of marriage was reaching its heyday, and points to a rise in real incomes, improvements in diet and health and the spread of cheap luxuries. The result is an extraordinary, engaging work of history that presents us with a fresh perspective and brings out both the strangeness and the familiarity of this point in time.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
528
ISBN-13:
9781844139231
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1844139239
Udg. Dato:
2 jul 2009
Længde:
34mm
Bredde:
131mm
Højde:
198mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
2 jul 2009
Forfatter(e):
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