1st Edition
British Politics, 1910-1935 The Crisis of the Party System
By David Powell
Copyright 2004
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This accessible new study provides a much-needed guide to the pivotal period of British history between 1910 and 1935, against the background of upheavals such as the First World War and the transition to full democracy as a consequence of the Reform Acts of 1918 and 1928. Combining an up-to-date synthesis of previous work with a reappraisal of the main personalities, themes and events of the... Read more
Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Parties and Politics in Edwardian Britain 2. The Crisis of Partisanship, 1910-1914 3. The Crisis of War, 1914-1918 4. Coalitionism and Party Politics, 1918-1922 5. Three-Party Politics, 1922-1924 6. Politicians and the Slump, 1924-1931 7. Crisis Resolved: The 1930s and After Conclusion Notes Further Reading Index
Biography
Dr David Powell is Senior Lecturer in History at York St John, a college of the University of Leeds. His previous titles include The Edwardian Crisis: Britain 1901-14 (1996).
