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Meaty stuff, sometimes dry David Kynaston's Austerity Britain books offer valuable social history and a timely reminder of mistakes that are made in the past can be repeated in the future.
Unlike, say, Dominic Sandbrook's 1960s books, AB focuses a little more on the industrial side of Britain, the trade unionists and the managers. In fact I felt there was a little too much of this. To be fair though, other walks of life get a look in: the housewife, the international cricketer, the radio star, the returning soldier etc.
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Revisionist Nostalgia There are few history books which manage to be hugely readable, informative, and thought-provoking at the same time, but David Kynaston has achieved the alchemy brilliantly with this volume. What Peter Hennessey did for political history Kynaston does for social history creating a narrative that is as compelling as it is revealing. The principal sources used here are the Mass Observation Panels, private diaries, and opinion polls painting a picture of Britain which is rounded, convincing, and frequently... more info
