The Liberal Party - Couverture souple

Searle, Geoffrey Russel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0333786610 ISBN 13 : 9780333786611

Editeur : Red Globe Press, 2000

Synopsis

In the course of the 1920s the Liberal Party disappeared as a serious party of government, though its demise followed hard upon one of its greatest periods of success. For many years historians have struggled to make sense of this strange story. Some see the Party's collapse as the consequence of a deep moral or ideological crisis, a loss of belief in Liberalism as a creed; the impact of the Great War, in particular, is said to have done irreparable damage to its adherents' self-confidence. Other historians think that the Liberals were replaced by Labour as a direct consequence of the growing importance of class divisions, though there is no clear agreement about when this important transition took place. This book provides a balanced survey of the rich literature which has grown up around this important topic. It introduces readers to the major lines of interpretation and suggests ways in which seemingly divergent accounts might be reconciled. This second edition now includes a new chapter on the Liberal Party and women's suffrage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

G. R. SEARLE is Professor of English History at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Red Globe Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333786610
• ISBN 13: 9780333786611
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 240
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• Personne responsable: non disponible