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Growing Up in the Age of Affluence

By Paul Laxton

Growing Up in the Age of Affluence Memories

Growing Up in the Age of Affluence

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This book is not a scholarly work of history, nor is it truly a memoir or an autobiography, as I am under no illusions that my life merits that kind of treatment. My standpoint is that of the participant observer, and the backdrop is provided by the proud communities of Blackburn and Darwen, where my family lived, where I was educated, and where I worked before moving on to make my own way in life. I am sure that the experiences I describe will resonate with readers in many other once prosperous industrial areas. The key theme of this book is what is what like to grow up in working class communities during what I have called the Age of Affluence, the thirty years that followed World War Two in which the working people of the United Kingdom for the only time in our industrial history, experienced unbroken full employment and saw their lives transformed as a consequence.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
380
Release Date:
2025-11-11
Publication Date:
2025-11-11
Publisher:
New Generation Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1835638562
ISBN13:
9781835638569
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
456 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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