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Loading... This Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century (BBC)by Christopher Lee
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Fascinating year by year précis of British history in the twentieth century. Concentrating on politics with a nod to popular culture. How the country has lurched from one crisis to another. And survived. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Written to accompany the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, this readable history looks back on the extraordinary events in Britain of the 20th century. The turbulent 20th century, the fastest moving century of all, has seen a whirlwind of change in medicine, travel, communications and social equality, which has transformed the lives of ordinary people. We have witnessed two world wars, women's emancipation, the end of colonial rule, the indelible impact of the Thatcher years and the recent explosion of technology and the mass media. This Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century is interesting reading for anyone wanting to find out more about the Britain of the last few generations. No library descriptions found. |
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