War and the State

The Transformation of British Government, 1914-1919
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-98691-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: The First World War

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 government machine and the lives of the citizens. They consider why some innovations did not survive the coming of peace while others permanently transformed the duties and procedures of government.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burk, Kathleen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. 1. The Rise and Fall of ‘Business as Usual’ 2. The Ministry of Munitions: An Innovatory Department 3. Cabinets, Committees and Secretariats: the Higher Direction of War 4. The Treasury: From Impotence to Power 5. The Ministry of Labour, 1916-19: A Still, Small Voice? 6. Bureaucrats and Businessmen in British Food Control 1916-19 7. Winding Down the War Economy: British Plans for Peacetime Recovery, 1916-19

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