Family Britain, 1951 1957 (Tales Of A New Jerusalem)
ISBN:
9781408800836 (1408800837)
ASIN: 1408800837
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Edition language: English
Series: Tales of a New Jerusalem (#2)
In the early 1950s Great Britain was a nation in transition. On the one hand it was still an imperial power, a workshop to much of the world, a land with a tradition-bound patriarchal society. Yet at the same time it was seeing the first results of the many social and economic changes underway, with...
Dominic West reads from David Kynaston's vivid and intimate history of Britain in the 1950s, drawing on the letters, diaries and memories of well-known and ordinary people.The Festival of Britain heralds the beginning of the end of austerity.Abridged by Jane Greenwood.Broadcast on:BBC Radio 4, 9:45a...
Delighted I will receive this as a "First Reads."Received it 12-14-09. Unfortunately am not likely to start it before the new year. I have too many books checked out from the library at the moment!It's a browsing book for me. Fascinating, but not "readable."
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