Politics of the Past

Politics of the Past

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Cowan, David
Cambridge University Press
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The inter-war period (1918–1939) is still remembered as a period of mass deprivation – the 'hungry thirties'. But how did this impression emerge? Thousands of conversations about life in the inter-war period – between parents and children around the dinner table; among workmates at the pub – shaped these understandings. In turn, these fed into popular politics. Stories about the embryonic welfare system in the early-twentieth century informed how people felt towards the National Health Service; memories of the Great Depression shaped arguments about state intervention in the economy. Challenging accounts of widespread political disengagement in the twentieth century, Politics of the Past shows how re-telling family stories about the inter-war period offered ordinary people an accessible way of engaging in politics. Drawing on six local case studies across Scotland and England, this book explains how stories about the inter-war working-class experience in industrial areas came to appear commonplace nationwide.
EAN 9781009340281
ISBN 100934028X
Binding Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date April 11, 2024
Pages 300
Language English
Dimensions 235 x 159 x 20
Country United Kingdom
Authors Cowan, David
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises
Series Modern British Histories