English History 1914-1945Oxford University Press, UK, 7 июн. 2001 г. - Всего страниц: 719 This book chronicles three decades largely overshadowed by war and mass unemployment. It was a period that saw in England the formation of a national government, the only genuine incidence of three-party politics, the fruition of campaigns for trades union recognition, women's suffrage, and Irish independence, and abroad withdrawal from the Gold Standard and involvement in collective security. Written in Taylor's customary provocative style, this is historical writing at its best. - ;This book begins on 4 August 1914, the day Britain entered the 'Great War', and describes the three decades of unparalleled upheaval and change up to the defeat of Japan in 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War. Twin themes of international conflict and mass unemployment in England predominate - besides giving a full account of foreign and domestic politics which were elaborated to deal with them, Taylor also pays particular attention to the impact of events on everyday lives. This book is an essential work from one of the finest historians of the twentieth century, which no one interested in the affairs of the UK will want to be without. - |
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OLD STYLE 191415 | 1 |
II THE PRESSURES OF WAR 191516 | 34 |
III A NATION AT WAR 191618 | 73 |
IV POSTWAR 191822 | 120 |
1922 | 163 |
VI THREEPARTY POLITICS 19225 | 195 |
VII THE YEARS OF GOLD 19259 | 227 |
VIII UNEXPECTED CRISIS 192931 | 262 |
FOREIGN AFFAIRS 19316 | 351 |
XII APPEASEMENT 19369 | 389 |
XIII RELUCTANTLY TO WAR 193940 | 439 |
XIV FINEST HOUR 19401 | 477 |
XV THE GRAND ALLIANCE 19424 | 536 |
XVI ENDING 19445 | 578 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 602 |
LIST OF CABINETS 191445 | 648 |
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