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The Battle for Britain: Citizenship and Ideology in the Second World War
The Battle for Britain Citizenship and Ideology in the Second World War Author:Mary Evans, David Morgan The Battle for Britain takes an innovative look at the impact of World War II on British ideology and social policy. This book successfully debunks common assumptions about the national spirit of 1939-1945, and analyzes the often contradictory forces influencing the formation of postwar social democratic ``consensus'' and the expansion of... more » social citizenship under a welfare state. While the book offers a social history of the period, the authors' main purpose is to mount a critique of the Thatcher years which have dismantled in theory and practice the postwar social reconstruction.« less