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Austerity in Britain

By Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska

Austerity in Britain Politics & History

Austerity in Britain

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Austerity in Britain is the first book to explore the entire episode of rationing, austerity, and fair shares from 1939 until 1955. These policies were central to the British war effort and to post-war reconstruction. The book analyzes the connections between government policy, consumption, gender, and party politics during and after the Second World War. It qualifies the myth of common sacrifice on the home front and highlights the limitations of the fairshares policy which failed to achieve genuine equality between classes or between men and women. The continuation of rationing and austerity policies after 1945 was central to party politics. Disaffection, particularly among women, undermined Labour's popularity while the Conservatives' critique of austerity was instrumental to the party's victories at the general elections of 1951 and 1955.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2000-06-01
Publication Date:
2000-05-04
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198204531
ISBN13:
9780198204534
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
1
Maximum Reading Age:
110
Weight:
622 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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