A history of the Liberal Party since 1900 / David Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, David, 1947- author.

Series:

British studies series (Palgrave (Firm))

British studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberal Party (Great Britain)--History.

Liberal Party (Great Britain).

Liberalism--Great Britain--History.

Liberalism.

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 365 pages ; 23cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Once teetering on the brink of oblivion, the British Liberal Party has again re-established itself as a major force in national and local politics. David Dutton's approachable study offers new insights into the waning, near death and ultimate recovery of the Liberal Party from 1900 to the present day. Discussions of politics, philosophy and performance are all skilfully interwoven as Dutton demonstrates how the party has become, once more, a formidable player on the political stage. The second edition of this established text offers: an entirely new chapter on the coalition government, a chronology of key events, numerous suggestions for further reading, This lively survey of British Liberalism from the era of Campbell-Bannerman to that of Nick Clegg reviews existing literature while offering its own distinctive perspective on one of the most compelling of political dramas. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Strange Death or Edwardian Summer, 1902-16? 14

2 The Liberal Civil War, 1916-35 64

3 So Few and So Futile, 1935-55 128

4 Two Steps Forward and One Back, 1955-79 171

5 A Cracked Mould and a New Beginning, 1979-2001 218

6 Right into Government, 2001-11 273.

Notes:

Previous edition: published as A history of the Liberal Party in the twentieth century, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230361881

0230361889

0230361897

9780230361898

OCLC:

827266769