Research Catalog

Title

The impact of labour 1920-1924; the beginning of modern British politics.

Author

Cowling, Maurice.

Publication

Cambridge [England] University Press, 1971.

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Details

Description

ix, 570 pages; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Cambridge studies in the history and theory of politics.

Uniform Title

Cambridge studies in the history and theory of politics.

Subject

• Labour Party (Great Britain)
• Labour Party Großbritannien
• Labour Party Neuseeland
• 1900-1999
• 1920-1930
• Geschichte 1920-1924
• Political parties > Great Britain > History > 20th century
• Coalition governments > Great Britain > History > 20th century
• 15.70 history of Europe
• Coalition governments
• Political parties
• Politics and government
• Politik
• Labour Party (UK)
• Political situation
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 1910-1936
• Great Britain
• Großbritannien
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 446-452.

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Introduction; Part I: 1. The threat from Labour; 2. The importance of Horatio Bottomley; 3. The conspiracies of Lord Robert Cecil; 4. Lord Salisbury's connections; 5. The Liberal collapse; 6. The Coalition dilemma; Part II: 7. The election kite of January 1922; 8. The preservation of the Coalition; 9. Withdrawal to Criccieth, March 1922; 10. Unemployment and the Labour party; 11. The disappointment of Austen Chamberlain; 12. The shunning of Lloyd George; 13. The inadequacy of Bonar Law; 14. The arrival of Mr Baldwin; Part III: 15. Baldwin's need for a platform; 16. Salisbury's revolt; 17. The defeat of Birkenhead; 18. The Liberal miscalculation; 19. The politics of the first Labour government; 20. Baldwin's triumph; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Notes; Index.

ISBN

• 0521079691
• 9780521079693

LCCN

73127236

OCLC

• ocm00126150
• 126150
• SCSB-197414

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library