Portrait of a People - Projecting the Nanny State in Post-War Britain

Subtitled "The Central Office Of Information & The Creation Of The Nanny State 1946-2010". Leading writer on propaganda and information projection David Welch critiques the workings of the COI from its origins through to the Cold War and the AIDS era.

Summary

One of the world's leading writers on propaganda and information projection presents a remarkably detailed history and critique of the workings and development of the COI from its origins in the Second World War through to the era of AIDS and the threat of nuclear war.

Product details

• Authors: David Welch
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2019
• EAN: 9780712353250
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5325-0
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General