The Diaries and Letters of Lord Woolton 1940-1945: War on the British Home Front: 61 (Records of Social and Economic History) - Image 1

£77.19

Oxford University Press The Diaries and Letters of Lord Woolton 1940-1945: War on the British Home Front: 61 (Records of Social and Economic History)

Name: The Diaries and Letters of Lord Woolton 1940-1945: War on the British Home Front: 61 (Records of Social and Economic History)
Brand: Oxford University Press
Price: 77.19 GBP
Availability: InStock

World War II

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 10 months ago.

£77 today · all-time low £76 (Jul 2025) · usually the usual

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 639 days • 627 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 639 days • 5 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £90 (223 days, 35.6%)

Price range: £76 - £90

Price levels: 5 different prices over 627 days

Description

This book is the first academic survey of Lord Woolton's important wartime role, first as Minister of Food and then as Minister of Reconstruction. Using Woolton's Diaries and correspondence (including letters between Woolton and Churchill), it provides key insights into how the Ministry of Food managed to operate undisturbed by wartime bombing out of its main base in Colwyn Bay while Woolton maintained the propaganda machine for the Ministry from his base in London. It enables a fuller understanding of the political decisions on rationing and the constant challenges facing the Ministry. Also revealed is Woolton's consciousness of the social impact of rationing decisions, evidenced through contemporary newspaper reports. The little-known work he did as Minister of Reconstruction 1943-1945 is also explored, providing a new background to understanding the setting up of the Welfare State after 1945. The material is arranged thematically within the book to enable easy naviagation.

Product Specifications

Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0197266843
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > War & Espionage > World War II
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 05 November 2020
Listed Since: 03 September 2020

Barcode

No barcode data available

Oxford University Press The Diaries and Letters of Lord Woolton 1940-1945: War on the British Home Front: 61 (Records of Social and Economic History)

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 10 months ago.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Food in Wartime Britain: Testimonies from the Kitchen Front (1939–1945) (Routledge Studies in Second World War History)

Feeding the People in Wartime Britain (Food in Modern History: Traditions and Innovations)

British Food Policy During the First World War (RLE The First World War) (Routledge Library Editions: The First World War)

The Food Companions: Cinema and Consumption in Wartime Britain, 1939–45 (Studies in Popular Culture)

Routledge Reading London in Wartime - 1940s Literature Book

Food in Wartime Britain: Testimonies from the Kitchen Front (1939–1945) (Routledge Studies in Second World War History)

Food and War in Mid-Twentieth-Century East Asia

British Food Policy During the First World War (RLE The First World War) (Routledge Library Editions: The First World War)

The Politics of Provisions: Food Riots, Moral Economy, and Market Transition in England, c. 1550–1850 (History of Retailing and Consumption)

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Rations of the German Wehrmacht in World War II

Britain's Food Supplies: 5 (Routledge Library Editions: Food Supply and Policy)

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Reading London in Wartime: Blitz, the People and Propaganda in 1940s Literature (Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature)

Food City

Causes, Course and Outcomes of World War Two: 3 (Histories and Controversies)

World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with General Sources: A Handbook of Literature and Research

Culture in Camouflage: War, Empire, and Modern British Literature

Routledge Handbook of Food Waste (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks)

Food, Culture and Identity in Germany's Century of War

Magazine Advertising in Life during World War II: Patriotism through Service, Thrift, and Utility

Food in Shakespeare: Early Modern Dietaries and the Plays (Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity)

The Food Question: Profits Versus People - Routledge Books

War and Welfare: British Prisoner of War Families, 1939–45