This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World War.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Introduction: A very political life -- 1 Chaplin's England -- The descent -- Chaplin's Dickensian period -- Hanwell and the workhouse -- Boer War -- The state Charli…
Introduction: a very political life -- Chaplin's England -- To shoulder arms? Charlie and the First World War -- Moscow or Manchester? Chaplin's views on capitalism before the Depression took hold -- Sex, morality and a tramp in 1920s America -- Between Churchill and Gandhi: a c…
Drawing from a wealth of archival sources from across the globe, Carr provides an in-depth examination of Chaplin's life as he made his way from Lambeth to Los Angeles. From his experiences in the workhouse to his controversial romantic relationships and his connections with som…
Drawing from a wealth of archival sources from across the globe, Carr provides an in-depth examination of Chaplin's life as he made his way from Lambeth to Los Angeles. From his experiences in the workhouse to his controversial romantic relationships and his connections with som…
Between 1918 and 1939, 448 men who performed uniformed service in the First World War became Conservative MPs. This relatively high-profile cohort have been under-explored as a distinct body, yet a study of their experiences of the war and the ways in which they - and the Conser…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Meaning of Conflict -- 2 Reaching Westminster -- 3 The Impact of Baldwin and the Search for Dynamism, c.1918-1929 -- 4 Logical Tories? Reflecti…
Between 1918 and 1939, 448 men who performed uniformed service in the First World War became Conservative MPs. This relatively high-profile cohort have been under-explored as a distinct body, yet a study of their experiences of the war and the ways in which they - and the Conser…
Between 1918 and 1939, 448 men who performed uniformed service in the First World War became Conservative MPs. This relatively high-profile cohort have been under-explored as a distinct body, yet a study of their experiences of the war and the ways in which they - and the Conser…
