{"product_id":"staring-at-god","title":"Staring At God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA brilliant history: The first serious and really wide-ranging history of the Home Front during the Great War for decades. Scholarly, objective and extremely well-written.\u003c\/b\u003e Filled with surprising revelations and empathy. Heffer’s eye for the telling detail is evident on almost every page. \u003cb\u003eA remarkable intellectual and literary achievement.'' \u003c\/b\u003e– ANDREW ROBERTS, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________________\u003cbr\u003eA major new work of history on the profound changes in British society during the First World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Great War saw millions of men volunteer for or be recruited into the Army, their lives either cut short or overturned. Women were bereaved, enlisted to work in agriculture, government and engineering, yet still expected to hold together homes and families. But while the conflict caused social, economic and political devastation, it also provoked revolutionary change on the home front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Heffer uses vivid portraits to present a nuanced picture of a pivotal era. While the Great War caused loss on an appalling scale, it also advanced the emancipation of women, brought notions of better health care and education, and pointed the way to a less deferential, more democratic future.\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eStaring at God\u003c\/i\u003e is a vast compendium of atrocious political conduct. Refreshing. \u003cb\u003eA trenchant history\u003c\/b\u003e.'' – GERARD DE GROOT, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA magisterial history'' \u003c\/b\u003e– MELANIE MCDONAGH, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eGloriously rich and spirited\u003c\/b\u003e […] it zips along, leavened by so many wonderful cultural and social details.’ – DOMINIC SOUTHBROOK, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Ambitious in its scope, content and approach. \u003cb\u003eMasterly\u003c\/b\u003e.’ – CHARLES VYVYAN,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e STANDPOINT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating stuff.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– SPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003ePossibly the finest, most comprehensive analysis of the home front in the Great War ever produced\u003c\/b\u003e.’ – \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Every bit as good as its two predecessors. Illuminating.’ – \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Absorbing’ –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e NEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57342372872574,"sku":"NW9781786090447","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786090447.jpg?v=1778249244","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/staring-at-god","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}