The five giants : a biography of the welfare state
Timmins, Nicholas2001
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This new edition provides an accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment and decline of the British welfare state. It is full of anecdotes, feuds, backstabbing, idealism and humour.
Main title:
The five giants : a biography of the welfare state / Nicholas Timmins.
Author:
Edition:
Rev. & updated ed.
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2001.
Collation:
xvi, 708 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed: 1995.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780007102648 (pbk)
Dewey class:
361.650941330.126
Language:
English
BRN:
1570045