The five giants : a biography of the welfare state
Timmins, Nicholas1996
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New in paperback, this book 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.
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Imprint:
London : Fontana, 1996.
Collation:
xiii, 606p., (12)p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1995.Includes index.Bibliography: p.559-565.
ISBN:
00068631839780006863182
Dewey class:
330.1'26'0941330.126361.941
Language:
English
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Index terms:
William Beveridge
BRN:
76020
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