'An excellent book.' Angus Calder, London Review of Books
First published in 1985, based on an acclaimed BBC TV series,
Paul Addison's "Now The War is Over" examines the great changes in
British society that followed hard upon what had been the most
destructive war ever known: years of recovery and reform, as
Britain was reshaped by high ideals and a collective desire to
enjoy the fruits and opportunities of peacetime.
Labour was elected in 1945 on a wave of what Addison calls
'Forties collectivism.' Soon Britons would have the benefits of
Beveridge's Welfare State, new housing, secondary education for all
and, in July 1948, the dawning of the National Health Service. But
new interests in consumerism and the pursuit of affluence were also
emerging and, as Addison shows in this rich and fascinating study,
would prove just as influential as the efforts of government.
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