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Moments of Modernity: Reconstructing Britain, 1945-1964

Edited by Chris Waters (NHC Fellow, 1996–97), Becky Conekin, and Frank Mort

Modernity; Aftermath of World War II; British History

London: Rivers Oram Press, 1999

From the publisher’s description:

This work examines the two decades after World War II in terms of political and economic change, highlighting economic growth and modernisation; the rise of affluence; and the development of the welfare state and social stability. It also draws upon popular cultural changes.

Subjects
History / Modernity / Aftermath of World War II / British History /

Waters, Chris (NHC Fellow, 1996–97), ed. Moments of Modernity: Reconstructing Britain, 1945-1964. Edited by Chris Waters, Becky Conekin, and Frank Mort. London: Rivers Oram Press, 1999.