Janet Shepherd

1950s Childhood

Growing up in post-war Britain

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Children of the 1950s have much to look back on with fondness: Muffin the Mule, Andy Pandy, and Dennis the Menace became part of the family for many, while for others the freedom of the riverbank or railway platform was a haven away from the watchful eyes of parents. The postwar welfare state offered free orange juice, milk and healthcare, and there was lots to do, whether football in the street, a double bill at the cinema, a game of Ludo or a spot of roller-skating. But there were also hardships: wartime rationing persisted into the '50s, a trip to the dentist was a painful ordeal, and at school discipline was harsh and the Eleven-Plus exam… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Shepherd, John

ISBN: 978-0-7478-1454-2
EAN: 9780747814542
Produktnummer: 17905165
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 56 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 13'439 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 4 col

Über den Autor

Dr Janet Shepherd is a specialist in children's literature and gained her doctorate on poor law education. She has taught in primary schools and higher education. Dr Janet Shepherd gained her doctorate in Poor Law education. She teaches, and also specialises in children's literature. Professor John Shepherd is co-director of the Labour Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and author of a biography of George Lansbury.