Keep Britain Tidy: And Other Posters from the Nanny State Paperback – 7 April 2014
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Hester Vaizey
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This collection of public information posters from the period 1945–75 is published in conjunction with the National Archives, where the original posters are located. The posters provide a fascinating insight into the policies and priorities of successive postwar governments, covering everything from the jobs people did, the food they ate, the amount of alcohol they drank and cigarettes they smoked to the wearing of motorcycle helmets and seat belts, road safety for children and ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaigns. It includes almost fifty posters, over forty of them with perforations so they can be removed from the book and displayed.
- Print length94 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date7 April 2014
- ISBN-100500291403
- ISBN-13978-0500291405
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'Clever, colourful, creative … entertaining … a fascinating piece of social history and a chronicle of changing graphic styles' - Saga
'Splendid … collected together, they document a vanished age' - The Spectator
'Compelling … a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the time' - Aesthetica
'Brilliant … a fascinating insight into British social history and postwar propaganda' - Absolutely West
'A fascinating glimpse of postwar British culture' - Eye Magazine
'Splendid … collected together, they document a vanished age' - The Spectator
'Compelling … a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the time' - Aesthetica
'Brilliant … a fascinating insight into British social history and postwar propaganda' - Absolutely West
'A fascinating glimpse of postwar British culture' - Eye Magazine
Book Description
Graphically powerful posters that encapsulate the social history of Britain in the postwar era
About the Author
Hester Vaizey is Publishing Co-ordinator at The National Archives, and College Lecturer and Director of Studies (History), Clare College, Cambridge. She is also the author of Surviving Hitler’s War: Family Life in Germany, 1939–1948.
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 94 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0500291403
- ISBN-13 : 978-0500291405
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YeahYeahNoh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice sized book, with good poster reproductions
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2014Verified Purchase
This is a quite large book, bigger than A4, less than A3, with each poster being reproduced as a full page.
There are around 40 full size posters which could, if desired, be removed.
The paper/print quality isn't brilliant, but perfectly acceptable - perhaps not quite wall poster quality though.
The range of posters is good, but coverage is really quite light given the extensive volume that were produced over time, and many I could remember from my childhood in the 60/70's are not present; those that are were good though, and perhaps there's room for another volume.
There are around 40 full size posters which could, if desired, be removed.
The paper/print quality isn't brilliant, but perfectly acceptable - perhaps not quite wall poster quality though.
The range of posters is good, but coverage is really quite light given the extensive volume that were produced over time, and many I could remember from my childhood in the 60/70's are not present; those that are were good though, and perhaps there's room for another volume.
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DerekS
4.0 out of 5 stars
Overview of Poster Art produced on behalf of Government
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2014Verified Purchase
Very interesting selection of artwork and how it develops over time. Quality of paper used a detracts a little from the originals.
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