The Making of Modern Britain

Ein Portrait eines aufwühlenden Abschnitts der englischen Geschichte: Andrew Marr zeichnet das britische Leben in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts nach. Zum einen wurde die Insel von den zwei Weltkriegen erschüttert; zum anderen bewegte sich die politische Bühne von den edward'schen Rauchersalons zum mehr und mehr demokratischen Westminster hin. Die Briten experimentierten mit extremen politischen Ideen wie dem Sozialismus, Faschismus, Feminismus. Zudem ergriffen Moden und Marotten wie die Eugenik, der Vegetarismus und der Nudismus die Nation. Gleichzeitig wurden die Medien, wie wir sie kennen, und der Wohlfahrtsstaat aus der Taufe gehoben. Eine Geschichte von seltsamen Kulten, ökonomischem Wahnsinn, Revolutionären und heldenhaften Erfindern, sexuellen Experimenten und lärmenden Bühnenheldinnen...

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow in 1959. He studied English at Cambridge University and has since enjoyed a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman , the Independent , the Daily Express and the Observer . From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC's Political Editor. He has presented a range of programmes for television and radio, and most notably hosts The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings on BBC1. He has written several books, including A History of 20th Century Britain and A History of Modern Britain . Andrew lives in London with his wife, political journalist Jackie Ashley, and their three children. Klappentext In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace among the most turbulent and surprising. As the political forum moved from Edwardian smoking rooms to an increasingly democratic Westminster, the people of Britain experimented with extreme ideas as they struggled to answer the question 'How should we live?' Socialism? Fascism? Feminism? Meanwhile, fads such as eugenics, vegetarianism and nudism were gripping the nation, while the popularity of the music hall soared. It was also a time that witnessed the birth of the media as we know it today and the beginnings of the welfare state. Beyond trenches, flappers and Spitfires, this is a story of strange cults and economic madness, of revolutionaries and heroic inventors, sexual experiments and raucous stage heroines. From organic food to drugs, nightclubs and celebrities to package holidays, crooked bankers to sleazy politicians, the echoes of today's Britain ring from almost every page. "He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentences." --Sunday "Telegraph" on "The History of Modern Britain" Published alongside a landmark BBC2 series, this is the story of Britain from 1900 to the end of the Second World War. Zusammenfassung Published alongside a landmark BBC2 series, this is the story of Britain from 1900 to the end of the Second World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section - i: Preface Chapter - 1: Living in the Future 1900-1914 Chapter - 2: The Meaning of Hell 1914-1918 Chapter - 3: Keeping Our Balance 1919-1939 Chapter - 4: Through Fire, A New Country 1939-1945 Section - ii: Notes Section - iii: Acknowledgements Index - iv: Index...

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Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow in 1959. He studied English at Cambridge University and has since enjoyed a long career in political journalism, working for the Scotsman, the Independent, the Daily Express and the Observer. From 2000 to 2005 he was the BBC's Political Editor. He has presented a range of programmes for television and radio, and most notably hosts The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings on BBC1. He has written several books, including A History of 20th Century Britain and A History of Modern Britain. Andrew lives in London with his wife, political journalist Jackie Ashley, and their three children.

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In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire.

Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace among the most turbulent and surprising. As the political forum moved from Edwardian smoking rooms to an increasingly democratic Westminster, the people of Britain experimented with extreme ideas as they struggled to answer the question 'How should we live?' Socialism? Fascism? Feminism? Meanwhile, fads such as eugenics, vegetarianism and nudism were gripping the nation, while the popularity of the music hall soared. It was also a time that witnessed the birth of the media as we know it today and the beginnings of the welfare state.

Beyond trenches, flappers and Spitfires, this is a story of strange cults and economic madness, of revolutionaries and heroic inventors, sexual experiments and raucous stage heroines. From organic food to drugs, nightclubs and celebrities to package holidays, crooked bankers to sleazy politicians, the echoes of today's Britain ring from almost every page.

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Section - i: Preface Chapter - 1: Living in the Future 1900-1914 Chapter - 2: The Meaning of Hell 1914-1918 Chapter - 3: Keeping Our Balance 1919-1939 Chapter - 4: Through Fire, A New Country 1939-1945 Section - ii: Notes Section - iii: Acknowledgements Index - iv: Index