Politics of the Past - Inter War Memories Making of British Popular Politics, 19392009

The inter-war period (1918-1939) is still remembered as a period of mass deprivation - the 'hungry thirties'. But how did this impression emerge? Politics of the Past explains how stories about the inter-war working-class experience in industrial areas came to appear commonplace nationwide.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Glasgow: planning the post-war city; 2. London: inter-war memories at home; 3. Huddersfield: education and the politics of family memory; 4. Luton: migration and workplace politics; 5. Aberdeen: healthcare in older age; 6. Birmingham: immigration and the global politics of the past; Epilogue.

About the author

David Cowan teaches at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was previously a Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He won the 2017 Duncan Tanner prize, awarded by the editors of the journal Twentieth Century British History for an article submitted while he was a graduate student.

Summary

The inter-war period (1918–1939) is still remembered as a period of mass deprivation – the 'hungry thirties'. But how did this impression emerge? Politics of the Past explains how stories about the inter-war working-class experience in industrial areas came to appear commonplace nationwide.

Product details

• Authors: David Cowan, David (University of Cambridge) Cowan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9781009340281
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0934028-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Modern British Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st Century, Social groups, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political science & theory, British & Irish history, Sociology: family & relationships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Sociology: work & labour, Political science and theory, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Sociology: family and relationships, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Sociology: work and labour, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Social groups, communities and identities