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Hope and Glory: A People’s History of Modern Britain
Stuart Maconie
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Description for Hope and Glory: A People’s History of Modern Britain
Paperback. Taking one event from each decade of the twentieth century, the author visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. He goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. He goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons along the way. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
In Hope and Glory Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. Taking one event from each decade of the 20th century, he visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. Stuart goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons from Sir Edmund Hillary to Sid Vicious along the way.
It’s quite a trip, full of sex and violence and the occasional scone and jigsaw. From pop stars to politicians, Suffragettes to punks, this is a journey around Britain in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091926496
SKU
V9780091926496
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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99-32
About Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. Based ... Read more
Reviews for Hope and Glory: A People’s History of Modern Britain
A very engaging writer with a remarkably broad frame of reference
Mail on Sunday
...compelling and often witty insight into the customs and mindsets of overlooked corners of Britain ... Maconie is an engaging and illuminating guide throughout
Independent
As funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell
Observer
More serious than you might ... Read more
Mail on Sunday
...compelling and often witty insight into the customs and mindsets of overlooked corners of Britain ... Maconie is an engaging and illuminating guide throughout
Independent
As funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell
Observer
More serious than you might ... Read more