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Bentley B. Gilbert
Books by Bentley B. Gilbert
The Heart of the Empire
Discussions of Problems of Modern City Life in England
The shocks to British society from the Boer War - and the discovery of the unfitness of soldiers was a seminal moment It was seen to represent all that was wrong, and corrupt, in British society. War abroad and poverty at home was a dangerous equation. Power at the perimeter of the Empire meant d...
The Evolution of National Insurance
The Origins of the Welfare State
By Bentley B. Gilbert and Pat Thane
Professor Gilbert's extensive researches provided much new material, for the history of how the British government created the physical, educational and welfare institutions in response to the problems of poverty and access to essential services.