[Lunchtime blog] The Great War: the conflict that transformed London - ow.ly/xMuOm War is a complicated phenomenon invariably associated with new experiences. All of these factors were part of the Great War, and they were described in vivid detail at the book launch of Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War by award-winning historian Professor Jerry White. White, of Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, explained how life in the capital changed for ever, including for the better, because of the war. He referred to the economic boom linked to the war effort, the “unprecedented” demand for labour, “revolutionary opportunities” for women in the labour market, the end of Victorian levels of poverty, and the shift towards manufacturing in the capital’s western suburbs.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:06:02 +0000
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