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War and the State (RLE The First World War) The Transformation of British Government, 1914-1919
Edited By Kathleen Burk
Copyright 1982
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume gives students and researchers an insight into British central government in 1914, how and why it altered during the war years and what permanent changes remained when the war was over. The war saw the scope of governmental intervention widened in an unprecedented manner. The contributors to this book analyse the reasons for this expansion and describe how the changes affected the... Read more
Introduction. 1. The Rise and Fall of ‘Business as Usual’ David French 2. The Ministry of Munitions: An Innovatory Department Chris Wrigley 3. Cabinets, Committees and Secretariats: the Higher Direction of War John Turner 4. The Treasury: From Impotence to Power Kathleen Burk 5. The Ministry of Labour, 1916-19: A Still, Small Voice? 6. Bureaucrats and Businessmen in British Food Control 1916-19 José Harris 7. Winding Down the War Economy: British Plans for Peacetime Recovery, 1916-19 Peter Cline
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