As â Wartimeâ did for the 1940s, this book will grasp the broad spectrum of events in the 1930s in the words of contemporary witnesses drawn from metropolitan and provincial letters and diaries, newspapers, periodicals, books and the range of rich material available in the British Library.
'The cinematic clarity of Gardiner's descriptions of accidents and ceremonies tells more about the decade than a page of statistics....or the depth of its research, the quality of the writing and the sheer richness and vibrancy of the material, this is a quite outstanding work of social history' Telegraph
'It is comfortably the definitive account of a decade that has been much maligned' Daily Telegraph
'A definitive, vividly detailed book on a complex decade, which is a joy to read' History Today
'It is comfortably the definitive account of a decade that has been much maligned' Daily Telegraph
'A definitive, vividly detailed book on a complex decade, which is a joy to read' History Today