{"product_id":"the-impact-of-labour-1920-1924-the-beginning-of-modern-british-politics-paperback-9780521619202","title":"The Impact of Labour 1920–1924; The Beginning of Modern British Politics (Paperback) 9780521619202","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Impact of Labour 1920–1924\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Beginning of Modern British Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is primarily an account of the initiatives of politicians and their reactions to one another.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaurice Cowling (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521619202, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 3.9 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eModern British politics begins with the Labour victory at the Spen Valley by-election in early 1920. In the next four years, the challenge presented by its arrival as a major electoral force enabled the Conservative leaders to destroy the Coalition, the Liberal Party, and Lloyd George, to triumph as guardians of the social order under Baldwin at the General Election of 1924 and to establish the Labour-Conservative polarisation in the form which has persisted since. This conclusion emerges from Mr Cowling's detailed study of the high politics of these years, in which the various attempts to end and replace the Coalition are shown to have hinged on 'resistance to socialism'. This book is primarily an account of the initiatives of politicians and their reactions to one another. Mr Cowling's book is unique in the sources used; it is also the only study of this period to examine all three political parties in detail.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. The threat from Labour\u003cbr\u003e 2. The importance of Horatio Bottomley\u003cbr\u003e 3. The conspiracies of Lord Robert Cecil\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lord Salisbury's connections\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Liberal collapse\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Coalition dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 7. The election kite of January 1922\u003cbr\u003e 8. The preservation of the Coalition\u003cbr\u003e 9. Withdrawal to Criccieth, March 1922\u003cbr\u003e 10. Unemployment and the Labour party\u003cbr\u003e 11. The disappointment of Austen Chamberlain\u003cbr\u003e 12. The shunning of Lloyd George\u003cbr\u003e 13. The inadequacy of Bonar Law\u003cbr\u003e 14. The arrival of Mr Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e Part III: 15. Baldwin's need for a platform\u003cbr\u003e 16. Salisbury's revolt\u003cbr\u003e 17. The defeat of Birkenhead\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Liberal miscalculation\u003cbr\u003e 19. The politics of the first Labour government\u003cbr\u003e 20. Baldwin's triumph\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909033746712,"sku":"9780521619202","price":45.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521619202i_cc6b8dc8-39a0-4300-a90e-30b667c99e1b.jpg?v=1691370620","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-impact-of-labour-1920-1924-the-beginning-of-modern-british-politics-paperback-9780521619202","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}