Britain 1906-1951

A Welfare State
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-13476-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 386 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 743 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Economics and Society

Britain 1906–1951 (1963) looks at British history and economics from the first half of the twentieth century. It examines the changing political and economic situation before and after the First World War, the impacts of the Great Depression and Britain’s rearmament programme, the Second World War, Britain’s establishment and expansion of the Welfare State, and the retreat from Empire.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Teed, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1. 1906–1914 1. Introduction 2. The Liberal Achievement 1906–1911 3. The Liberal Triumph and the Approach of War Part 2. The First World War 1914–1918 4. The First World War: Its Causes 5. The First World War: Its Course Part 3. Between the Wars 1918–1939 6. The War Ends  7. Coalition, Labour, Conservative 8. The General Strike, Labour and the Depression 9. The Twenties: A Survey 10. The National Government and Recovery 11. The National Government 1935–1939 and Rearmament 12. Foreign Affairs 1930–1939 13. The Thirties: A Survey Part 4. The Second World War 1939–1945 14. The Origins and Early Stages of War 15. Enlargement into World Struggle 16. The War at Home Part 5. Britain and the Post-War World 17. Home Affairs 1945–1951 18. Empire into Commonwealth 19. Foreign Affairs 1945–1951 20. Britain 1906–1951: Prospect and Retrospect