This book is an innovative appraisal of Edwardian Liberalism and the 1905-15 Liberal governments. Making extensive use of new archival research the volume identifies the major concerns of Liberals in the first two decades of the twentieth century and explores how policy-making was related to conflicting definitions of Liberal ideology.
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Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: GOVERNMENT AND PARTY Leadership The Party in Parliament The Party outside Parliament PART 2: FOREIGN, DEFENCE AND COLONIAL POLICY Foreign Policy Defence Policy Colonial Policy PART 3: LIBERALS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM The Background to Irish Home Rule The Home Rule Moment PART 4: LIBERALISM AND DEMOCRACY The House of Lords Franchise Reform PART 5: A NONCONFORMIST PARTY? Nonconformity and Liberalism Churhc versus Chapel The Moral Agenda The Religious Context of Edwardian Liberalism PART 6: THE ECONOMY AND FINANCE The Meaning of Free Trade The State and the Economy National Taxation PART 7: SOCIAL REFORM AND LABOUR RELATIONS Social Reform Labour Relations PART 8: EPILOGUE: A LIBERAL WAR? The Decision of War Strategy and the Economy Preserving Liberalism The End Notes and References Bibliography IndexA propos de l’auteur
IAN PACKER is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Media and Humanities at the University of Lincoln, UK. He is the author of a number of works on early twentieth-century British political history, includingLloyd George, Liberalism and the Land (2001).
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 241 ● ISBN 9780230625440 ● Taille du fichier 1.1 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Lieu London ● Pays GB ● Publié 2006 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2307117 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale