Britain in the Second World War: A Social History

by Harold L. Smith

Book Overview

This text provides original documents which are designed to help the reader evaluate claims that World War II introduced a new sense of social solidarity and social idealism which led to a consensus on welfare state reform. The book offers important evidence on crime, race relations and anti-semitism, women, health and the family, in addition to examining the Blitz, evacuation and the making of social policy. Special attention is paid to the debate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719044936
• ISBN13: 9780719044939
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"