Liberal government and politics, 1905-15 / Ian Packer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Packer, Ian, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberal Party (Great Britain).

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1901-1910.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.

Liberal Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.

Liberalism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

vii, 241 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

The Liberal administrations of 1905-15 faced some of the most daunting challenges of any British governments. They had to deal with the mounting political crisis in Ireland, violent campaigns from suffragettes demanding the vote for women, serious industrial unrest and a troubled international situation, which culminated with the outbreak of the First World War. In the midst of all this, the Liberals not only survived but finally removed the power of the House of Lords to veto legislation and laid the foundations for the modern welfare state by introducing old age pensions and the system of national insurance. This book examines how the Edwardian Liberal governments charted their way through these troubled waters by analysing the relationship between policy making and conflicting definitions of Liberal ideology. The book covers all the key areas of domestic and foreign policy and concludes with a section on the Asquith government and the First World War.

Contents:

Government and party

Foreign, defence and colonial policy

Liberals and the United Kingdom

Liberalism and democracy

A nonconformist party?

The economy and finance

Social reform and labour relations

Epilogue : a liberal war?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-233) and index.

ISBN:

0333917987

OCLC:

62738715

Publisher Number:

9780333917985 (hbk.)

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