1938: Modern Britain: Social Change and Visions of the Future

In 1938: Modern Britain, Michael John Law demonstrates that our understanding of life in Britain just before the Second World War has been overshadowed by its dramatic political events. 1938 was the last year of normality, and Law shows through a series of case studies that in many ways life in that year was far more modern than might have been thought.

By considering topics as diverse as the opening of a new type of pub, the launch of several new magazines, the emergence of push-button r...