Cecil Beaton travelled the world, photographing the changes and signs of recovery that took place post World War II and of the active talented people from the fields of art, politics and literature who were responsible for much of the tone, tenor and societal change in that decade. Beaton describes his book as a 'pot-pourri' of pictures and texts '...gathered together in the hope of creating some sort of impression of what might be called a decade of revival.' Illustrated with sketches and photographs by Cecil Beaton.