Narrating the Thirties: A Decade in the Making, 1930 to the Present

Baxendale, J.; Pawling, C.

In a series of case-studies, ranging widely from documentary film and the writings of J.B. Priestley to postwar historiography and Remains of the Day, this book explores the ever-changing and hotly contested narratives of Britain in the 1930s. The authors argue that images of 'the Thirties' have been a continual presence in the construction of the wartime and postwar world, and in particular in the emergent discourse of social democracy and its subsequent decline.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1995-12-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333622995

DOI: 10.1057/9780230373235

Dimensions: 216cm x138cm

Pages: 246