Narrating the Thirties
Author | : J. Baxendale |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1995-12-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230373235 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230373232 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book Narrating the Thirties written by J. Baxendale and published by Springer. This book was released on 1995-12-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.