During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied...

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Main Author:	Thorsheim, Peter (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Series:	Studies in environment and history
Subjects:	Geschichte 1939-1945 Schrott Recycling Rüstungsindustrie Zweiter Weltkrieg Waffenproduktion Großbritannien
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied British munitions factories with much-needed raw materials - it also played a key role in the efforts of the British government to maintain the morale of its citizens, to secure billions of dollars in Lend-Lease aid from the United States, and to uncover foreign intelligence. However, Britain's wartime recycling campaign came at a cost: it consumed items that would never have been destroyed under normal circumstances, including significant parts of the nation's cultural heritage. Based on extensive archival research, Peter Thorsheim examines the relationship between armaments production, civil liberties, cultural preservation, and diplomacy, making Waste into Weapons the first in-depth history of twentieth-century recycling in Britain
Item Description:	Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Physical Description:	xiii, 289 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:	9781107099357 9781107492097