Blue Jerusalem : British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War / Kit Kowol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kowol, Kit, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Influence.

Churchill, Winston.

Conservative Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

World War, 1939-1945--Political aspects--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Political planning--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Political planning.

Conservatism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Conservatism.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

We think we know all there is to know about Britain's Second World War. We don't. This radical re-interpretation of British history and British Conservatism between 1939 and 1945 reveals the bold, at times utopian, plans British Conservatives drew up for Britain and the post-war world. From proposals for world government to a more united Empire via dreams of a new Christian elite and a move back-to-the-land, 'Blue Jerusalem' reveals how Conservatives were every bit as imaginative and courageous as their Labour and left-wing opponents in their wartime plans for a post-war world. Bringing these alternative visions of Britain's post-war future back to life, this book restores politics to the centre of the story of Britain's war.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 21, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-892353-8

OCLC:

1427516888