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The Making of Modern Britain

By: Andrew Marr
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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, the Suffragette movement was taking shape as 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 can be heard throughout.

©2009 Andrew Marr (P)2009 Macmillan Digital Audio
19th Century 20th Century Europe Great Britain Military Modern Wars & Conflicts World War I World War II Imperialism War Socialism United Kingdom Africa Middle Ages British Empire Russia Winston Churchill Social justice

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"With insight and flair, Andrew Marr offers an accessible overview of momentous times. Frequently revealing and surprising, his presentation makes this a pleasure to listen to." ( Choice)
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