LEADER 04523nam 2200709 a 450 001 996210528003316 005 20240410085941.0 010 $a1-280-28444-7 010 $a9786610284443 010 $a1-4051-6582-0 010 $a0-470-99881-4 010 $a0-470-99882-2 010 $a1-4051-2313-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351841 035 $a(EBL)242432 035 $a(OCoLC)430496165 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000126090 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11142544 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126090 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10030163 035 $a(PQKB)11459411 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC242432 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL242432 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10154900 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL28444 035 $a(OCoLC)244175986 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351841 100 $a20020509d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA companion to early twentieth-century Britain$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Chris Wrigley 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford, UK ;$aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (602 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell companions to British history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-631-21790-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [532]-567) and index. 327 $aA COMPANION TO EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITAIN; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I British Political Life; 1 The Conservative Party, 1900-1939: From Crisis to Ascendancy; 2 The Liberal Party, 1900-1939: Summit and Descent; 3 The Politics of the Labour Movement, 1900-1939; 4 The Politics of National Efficiency and of War, 1900-1918; 5 Scottish Issues in British Politics, 1900-1939; 6 Wales and British Politics, 1900-1939; 7 Ireland and British Politics, 1900-1939; 8 Women and Politics, 1900-1939; Part II Britain and The World 327 $a9 Immigrants, Sojourners and Refugees: Minority Groups in Britain, 1900-193910 British Foreign Policy, 1900-1939; 11 The British Armed Forces, 1900-1939; 12 The Empire, 1900-1939; 13 The British Economy and the Empire, 1900-1939; 14 Britain in the International Economy, 1900-1939; 15 The State and the Economy, 1900-1939; Part III Social and Economic Developments; 16 The City of London and British Banking, 1900-1939; 17 Agriculture, Agrarian Society and the Countryside; 18 Transport, 1900-1939; 19 Industry and Services: Employment and Unemployment; 20 Industrial Relations in Britain, 1900-1939 327 $a21 Social Structure, 1900-193922 Consumption and Consumer Behaviour; 23 Social Welfare: Public and Private, 1900-1939; 24 Housing and Town Planning, 1900-1939; 25 Medicine and Public Health, 1900-1939; 26 Education, 1900-1939; 27 Crime, Police and Penal Policy; 28 Leisure and Sport in Britain, 1900-1939; 29 Religion, 1900-1939; 30 Culture in the Sceptr'd Isle; 31 The Impact of the First World War; 32 Britishness; Bibliography of Secondary Sources; Index 330 $aThis Companion brings together 32 new essays by leading historians to provide a reassessment of British history in the early twentieth century. The contributors present lucid introductions to the literature and debates on major aspects of the political, social and economic history of Britain between 1900 and 1939.Examines controversial issues over the social impact of the First World War, especially on womenProvides substantial coverage of changes in Wales, Scotland and Ireland as well as in EnglandIncludes a substantial bibliography, which will be a valuable guide to se 410 0$aBlackwell companions to British history. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$zGreat Britain$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 607 $aGreat Britain$xCivilization$y20th century$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yEdward VII, 1901-1910$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge V, 1910-1936$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yEdward VIII, 1936$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge VI, 1936-1952$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918 676 $a941.082 701 $aWrigley$b Chris$0145796 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996210528003316 996 $aA companion to early twentieth-century Britain$91983323 997 $aUNISA