English History: 1914-1945
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A landmark work of narrative history, English History: 1914-1945 chronicles three of the most turbulent decades in British life, spanning two world wars, the collapse of the Liberal Party, the rise of the Labour movement, and the profound social transformations that reshaped everyday English society. A. J. P. Taylor argues with characteristic wit and iconoclasm that the English people — not their leaders — were the true architects of the nation's resilience and change, consistently challenging the conventional wisdom of political elites. Written with a sharp, irreverent tone that is as entertaining as it is authoritative, the narrative moves deftly between high politics and the lived experience of ordinary citizens, illustrating how war accelerated democratic reform and expanded the role of the state in ways that peacetime never could. Taylor's prose is bracingly confident, unafraid to overturn received opinion, and laced with the dry humor that made him one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and controversial historians. The volume stands as the final entry in the Oxford History of England series and remains an indispensable, brilliantly readable account of a nation under extraordinary pressure.
Author: A. J. P. Taylor
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Readers Union / Oxford University Press
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of narrative history, English History: 1914-1945 chronicles three of the most turbulent decades in British life, spanning two world wars, the collapse of the Liberal Party, the rise of the Labour movement, and the profound social transformations that reshaped everyday English society. A. J. P. Taylor argues with characteristic wit and iconoclasm that the English people — not their leaders — were the true architects of the nation's resilience and change, consistently challenging the conventional wisdom of political elites. Written with a sharp, irreverent tone that is as entertaining as it is authoritative, the narrative moves deftly between high politics and the lived experience of ordinary citizens, illustrating how war accelerated democratic reform and expanded the role of the state in ways that peacetime never could. Taylor's prose is bracingly confident, unafraid to overturn received opinion, and laced with the dry humor that made him one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and controversial historians. The volume stands as the final entry in the Oxford History of England series and remains an indispensable, brilliantly readable account of a nation under extraordinary pressure.