The Right to Belong: Citizenship and National Identity in Britain 1930-1960

by Richard Weight and Abigail Beach

Book Overview

The period 1940-1960 was a time of considerable change in British society. It saw the emergence of mass democracy, a world war and then unprecedented affluence. Change brought uncertainty among Britain s elites, which in turn encouraged them to reflect more acutely on the direction the nation was taking. Questions were posed: what was the social role of ordinary men and women in 20th-century Britain? What were their needs, their rights, their responsibilities?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784531804
• ISBN13: 9781784531805
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"