Description

Shire Publications, Shire Living Histories no. 2 [Published Date: 2010] Paper covers, 80 pp. First printing, (with full number line). Color and black and white illustrations and photo reproductions throughout. Index, Places to Visit. In good+ condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From back cover] In the 1930s, Britain weathered a deep economic crisis, with high unemployment, wage cuts and a deterioration in living standards. Yet there is another side to the decade. Robert Pearce explains how industrial output grew between 1933 and 1939, despite a shorter working week, as more efficient techniques increased productivity. There was a housing and consumer boom fueled by cheaper clothes and household goods, slums were cleared and new houses built, social services improved significantly, and transport, pay, and holiday opportunities blossomed. See what life was like for everyday people - those who struggled, and those who lived comfortably ~ in this age of extremes. Robert Pearce has published widely on British, European and African history. He holds a doctorate from Oxford University and has been a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society for twenty years.