The Twilight Years - The Paradox of Britain Between the Wars (Paperback)

"Thought-provoking and illuminating...Overy's study of British culture between the wars is absorbing and unexpectedly moving."
-"The New York Times Book Review"
Original, entertaining, and ever-surprising, "The Twilight Years" tells the story of how an abiding fear of war influenced English life in the aftermath of World War I. Britain had become a laboratory for modern thought and experimentations, from eugenics to Freud's unconscious. And drawing upon these innovative ideas and concepts, intellectuals, politicians, scientists, and artists-among them Arnold Toynbee, Aldous Huxley, and H.G. Wells-grappled with a creeping fear that the West was staring down the end of civilization. "The Twilight Years" speaks to the frightening power of ideas in a rapidly changing world.

General

Imprint:	Penguin USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Richard Overy
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	521
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-311811-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	0-14-311811-0
Barcode:	9780143118114

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