Social conditions in Britain, 1918-1939 / Stephen Constantine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Constantine, Stephen.

Constantine S Staff, Author.

Series:

Lancaster pamphlets.

Lancaster pamphlets

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (57 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Methuen, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One popular image of the interwar years portrays the period as a time of depression, deprivation and decay. However, much recent work has tended to take, on balance, a more optimistic view of social conditions. In this pamphlet Dr Constantine examines the basis for such conclusions by reviewing the changing employment porspects for manual and non-manual workers, levels of family expenditure on food, consumer goods and leisure activities, the extent and causes of poverty, the quality of interwar housing and the records of the nation's health. The effects on living standards of demographic chang

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Employment and unemployment; Family income and expenditure; Housing; Health; Conclusion; Select bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-83581-0

1-135-83582-9

1-280-56720-1

9786610567201

0-203-12966-0

9780203129661

OCLC:

179147502

Publisher Number:

9780203129661