Warfare state
Subtitle: Britain, 1920-1970
By: by David Edgerton.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Description: "This book challenges the central theme of the existing histories of twentieth-century Britain, that the British state was a welfare state. It argues that it was also a warfare state, which supported a powerful armaments industry. This insight implies major revisions to our understanding of twentieth-century British history, from appeasement to wartime industrial and economic policy, and the place of science and technology in government."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.