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This book is primarily an account of the initiatives of politicians and their reactions to one another.

Table of Contents
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.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 2/17/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521619202, 978-0521619202
      ISBN10: 0521619203

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is primarily an account of the initiatives of politicians and their reactions to one another.

      Table of Contents
      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.

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