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Author Nicolson, Juliet.

Title The great silence : Britain from the shadow of the First World War to the dawn of the Jazz Age / Juliet Nicolson.

Publication Info. New York : Grove Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  941.08 NIC    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  941.083 NICOLSON    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  941.083 NIC    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  941.083 NICOLSON    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  941.083 NICOLSON    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description xvi, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note First published in Great Britain in 2009 by John Murray.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index.
Summary A social history of the first two years in Britain following World War I includes coverage of topics ranging from surgeon Harold Gillies skin-grafting development and the passage of the women's vote to the state funeral of the Unknown Soldier and dawn of the Jazz Age.
Subject Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Psychological aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
War neuroses -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936.
Social change -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780802119445
0802119441
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