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A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-1997 Chris Cook

A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-1997 By Chris Cook

A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-1997 by Chris Cook


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The changing fortunes of the Liberals, from the landslide victory of 1906, through the divisions and decline of the interwar years, to the revivals under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown since the Orpington by-election, are the subject of the fifth edition of this history.

A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-1997 Summary

A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-1997: 1998 by Chris Cook

Ten years have now passed since the birth of the Liberal Democrats in 1988. Under the widely-acclaimed leadership of Paddy Ashdown the party now has over 5,000 councillors and its strongest parliamentary presence since the days of Lloyd George. The changing fortunes of the Liberals, from the landslide victory of 1906 through the divisions and decline of the interwar years to the repeated revivals since Orpington, are the subject of this highly topical and authoritative history. This concise survey examines not only the electoral fortunes of the party (including a detailed analysis of its broad advance in the 1997 election) but also the personalities, policies and prospects of the contemporary party in the changed political landscape of the late 1990s. Although a book designed for students of history and politics, this timely volume will be essential reading for journalists, political commentators and party activists - indeed, for all those interested in the Liberal Democrat performance in the 1997 election and their prospects as the new century approaches.

About Chris Cook

CHRIS COOK was educated at St Catherine's College, Cambridge and Nuffield College, Oxford. He has been director of successive surveys by the Modern Archives Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as Head of History at what is now the University of North London. His many previous publications for Macmillan include the six-volume Sources in British Political History, 1900-51. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also editor of the best-selling Pears Cyclopaedia. He is currently completing a new edition of A Dictionary of Historical Terms.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements The Liberal Tradition Liberalism in Eclipse The Liberals in Opposition: 1900-1906 The Liberal Ascendancy: 1906-1910 The Crisis of Liberalism: 1910-1914 Liberals at War: 1914-1918 A Party Divided: 1918-1923 Revival and Decline: 1923-26 Lloyd George Again: 1926-1931 Dissension and Decline: 1931-1945 A Party in the Wilderness: 1945-1956 The Sound of Gunfire: 1956-1967 The Thorpe Leadership: 1967-1976 Pasts and Alliances: 1976-1983 A Tale of Two Leaders: 1983-1987 Merger Most Foul: 1987-1988 A New Agenda: 1988-1992 Voting for Change: 1992-1997 Prospect and Retrospect Appendix Bibliography Note Index

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GOR006031420
9780333735169
0333735161
A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-1997: 1998 by Chris Cook
Used - Very Good
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Palgrave Macmillan
1998-05-17
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