{"product_id":"a-shellshocked-nation-by-alwyn-turner-9781805221876","title":"A Shellshocked Nation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the calamity of the Great War, there was a desire in Britain for escapist fun—the lights of the Jazz Age, radio comedies, and the pictures were a welcome respite from the grim reality of the Great Depression. Yet the storm clouds were gathering, and Britain between the wars was a turbulent, restless place—where the foundations of the modern nation were laid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining cultural, social, and political history, \u003cem\u003eA Shellshocked Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is the next instalment in Alwyn Turner's highly original history of the twentieth century. It sketches a portrait of the interwar nation through its entertainments and scandals, its people and political crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the General Strike to the BBC, Irish Home Rule and the rise of fascism, this is the definitive story of Britain's most anxious era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47495021756652,"sku":"9781805221876","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805221876-a-shellshocked-nation.jpg?v=1775793702","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-shellshocked-nation-by-alwyn-turner-9781805221876","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}