The 1930s Home

Informationen zum Autor Greg Stevenson Klappentext In the 1930s Britain underwent the most profound economic crisis of the twentieth century, with high unemployment, wage cuts, benefit cuts and a deterioration in living standards. It was a decade remembered for its austerity, yet out of the recession loomed many positives. Industrial output saw remarkable growth between 1935 and 1938 and a housing boom brought smart new houses to replace slums. Communities benefited from cheaper commodities and improved social services, and more diverse leisure activities were possible due to new technology, transport improvements and the provision of paid holidays. 1930s Britain will provide a realistic portrait of a very diverse, and always fascinating, decade in British social history. Zusammenfassung Introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them. With nearly hundred illustrations and informative chapters on architectural styles, gardens, furnishings and technology in the home, this book seeks to serve as an introductory guide to the houses of the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Architectural Styles Furnishings Fixtures and Fittings Technology in the Home The Garden Conclusion Further Reading Places to visit

Product details

• Authors: Greg Stevenson
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9780747804642
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-0464-2
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 208 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Shire Library; History of Art and Architecture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General