The Welfare State Generation: Women, Agency and Class in Britain since 1945 1350192082, 9781350192089

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Women born in mid twentieth-century Britain were the ‘welfare state generation’ – not only were their lives fundamentall

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Over the last 200 years Britain has witnessed profound changes in the nature and extent of state welfare. Drawing on the

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Our perception of women's roles has changed dramatically since 1945. In this collection Joy Parr has brought togeth

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Explains not only how women are affected by changes in policy and programming, but how they can take an active role in s

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Using concepts from political economy, feminism, and public policy, this study will be of interest across a range of dis

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Women, the State, and Welfare is the first collection of essays specifically about women and welfare in the United State

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Created during and after the Second World War, the British Welfare State seemed to promise welfare for all, but, in its

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Created during and after the Second World War, the British Welfare State seemed to promise welfare for all, but, in its

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Generally remembered as a notorious diarist rather than a serious political figure, Richard Crossman's six years as

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How did Britain transform itself from a nation of workhouses to one that became a model for the modern welfare state? Th

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