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Swansea in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a City
Geoff Brookes
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Description for Swansea in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a City
Paperback. From post-war austerity to the start of the swinging sixties. Series: Ten Years That Changed a City. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJPG; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
The 1950s. The mid-point of the twentieth century. When those born in the nineteenth century met their grandchildren who would live in the twenty-first. A pivotal moment, certainly. And is it really true? Had we `never had it so good', as Prime Minister Macmillan said? This book is the story of Swansea in those years, when post-war austerity moved towards the indulgence of the sixties. A period of affluence and full employment, a time of increased confidence and optimism. A time when Swansea began to rebuild itself after terrible wartime devastation and looked to a bright future, ... Read more
The 1950s. The mid-point of the twentieth century. When those born in the nineteenth century met their grandchildren who would live in the twenty-first. A pivotal moment, certainly. And is it really true? Had we `never had it so good', as Prime Minister Macmillan said? This book is the story of Swansea in those years, when post-war austerity moved towards the indulgence of the sixties. A period of affluence and full employment, a time of increased confidence and optimism. A time when Swansea began to rebuild itself after terrible wartime devastation and looked to a bright future, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Ten Years That Changed a City
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445639475
SKU
V9781445639475
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About Geoff Brookes
Geoff Brookes was born in 1951 in Sheffield and graduated from Leicester University in 1972. After completing teacher training in Birmingham and working for a number of years in Leicester, he moved to Swansea in 1981 when appointed Head of English in Dillwyn Llewelyn Comprehensive School. Geoff retired from his post in summer 2011, and after a period of time ... Read more
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