Empire, Welfare State, Europe: English History 1906-1992 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World) - Softcover

Lloyd, T. O.

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9780198731115: Empire, Welfare State, Europe: English History 1906-1992 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)

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ISBN 10: 0198731116 ISBN 13: 9780198731115

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

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In the twentieth century England has lost an empire, built a welfare state, and begun to accept the idea of being part of Europe. Abroad England's relative power has declined; at home life has become more tolerable for the unfortunate and more secure for the majority of the people. This book surveys these two great currents of change and examines their political and economic implications. For this fourth edition of Empire to Welfare State, Professor Lloyd has revised the text and brought the bibliography up to date. He has included a completely new chapter which brings the story right up to the General Election of 1992.

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About the Author:

Lloyd is the author of The British Empire 1906-1992 (SOHMW, 1984)

Review:

'an admirable text - informed, provocative, and highly readable - for any course on twentieth-century Britain' Journal of Modern History

'a very readable book, in a style that lends itself to its subject matter' General Education

'covers an extremely difficult period in some depth, and yet goes far beyond the political aspects to study the social and cultural life' History Today

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