Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War Kit Kowol ebook#
Page: 352
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ISBN: 9780198868491
Publisher: Oxford University Press
The untold story of how Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party envisioned Britain's post-war futureWe think we know all there is to know about Britain's Second World War. We don't.This radical re-interpretation of British history and British Conservatism between 1939 and 1945 reveals the bold, at times utopian, plans British Conservatives drew up for Britain and the post-war world.From proposals for world government to a more united Empire via dreams of a new Christian elite and a move back-to-the-land, Blue Jerusalem reveals how Conservatives were every bit as imaginative and courageous as their Labour and left-wing opponents in their wartime plans for a post-war world.Bringing these alternative visions of Britain's post-war future back to life, Blue Jerusalem restores politics to the centre of the story of Britain's war. It demonstrates how everything from the weapons Britain fought with, to the theatres in which the fighting took place and the allies Britain chose were the product of political decisions about the different futures Conservatives wanted to make.Rejecting notions of a 'people's war' that continue to cloud how we think of World War II, it explores how the Tories used their control of the home and battle front to fight a deeply Conservative war and build the martial, imperial, and Christian nation of which many of a conservative disposition had long dreamed.A study of political thinking as well as political manoeuvre, Blue Jerusalem goes beyond an examination of the usual suspects - such as Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain - to reveal a hitherto lost world of British Conservativism and a set of forgotten futures that continue to shape our world.Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill This radical re-interpretation of British history and British Conservatism between 1939 and 1945 reveals the bold, at times utopian, plans British Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill Book details · The untold story of how Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party envisioned Britain's post-war future. We think we know all there is to know Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill The untold story of how Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party envisioned Britain's post-war future We think we know all there is to know about. Blue Jerusalem - Kit Kowol Blue Jerusalem. British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War. Kit Kowol. 27.99.27.99. Publisher Description. Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill This “radical” reinterpretation of British Conservatism between 1939 and 1945 reveals the bold, and at times utopian, plans that Churchill and the Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and Rejecting notions of a 'People's War' that continue to cloud how we think of the Second World War, it explores how Conservatives used their By Kit Kowol - Richard Vinen Richard Vinen: Tories on the Home Front - Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War by Kit Kowol. Blue Jerusalem : British Conservatism, Winston Churchill Buy a copy of Blue Jerusalem : British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War book by Kit Kowol. Blue Jerusalem - Kit Kowol The untold story of how Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party envisioned Britain's post-war future. Blue Jerusalem: British Conservatism, Winston Churchill Bringing these alternative visions of Britain's post-war future back to life, Blue Jerusalem restores politics to the centre of the story of Britain's war. It