{"product_id":"the-making-of-modern-british-politics-9780631225904","title":"The Making of Modern British Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third edition of this successful text has been revised to include a new chapter on the politics of the Second World War, and to reflect recent developments in research into the period. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThird edition of this insightful survey of changes in British politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow extended to cover the politics of the Second World War and the election of 1945\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensively revised in the light of recent research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the Labour Party''s evolution into a national rather than sectional party\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes updated suggestions for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Is to be welcomed. This is a textbook of a superior sort as Pugh disavows the attempt to be a neutral assessor of the work of others and imposes his own interpretation upon the period. This leads to a clearer understanding of events.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e - of the previous edition  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A commanding synthesis ... succeeds brilliantly in finding the right voice to explain what matters now.\" \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e - of the previous edition\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Excellent book, by far the best of its kind on this period ... impressively lucid and consistent ... a remarkable book which will stimulate teachers as well as students for years to come.\" \u003ci\u003eSociety for the Study of Labour History Bulletin - of the previous edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One 1867–1900 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eParty and Participation 1867–1900 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoting and Non-voting 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectoral Practice and Malpractice 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of the Party Activist 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParty, Parliament and the ‘Independent Member’ 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Evolution of the Gladstonian Liberal Party 1867–1895 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberalism, Reform and Religion 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Building Blocks of Liberalism 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Programme versus the Single Issue 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1886: The Radicalization of the Party 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Conservative Revival 1874–1900 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Middle-class Conservatism 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizing the Democracy 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTradition and Change 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalisbury and Liberal Unionism 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe State and Social Reform 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Social Roots of Political Change in Late Victorian Britain 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrends and Issues 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRural Radicalism 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking-class Politics and Socialists 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen, Politics and Labour 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking-class Conservatism, Empire and Patriotism 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lower Middle Class 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two 1895–1914 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Edwardian Crises 1895–1914 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Waning of Radicalism 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberal Imperialism 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘National Efficiency’ and Tariff Reform 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crisis of Conservatism 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwardian Progressivism 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of the New Liberalism 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of the Pact 1903–1914 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdwardian Labourism 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Workers and State Welfare 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Electoral Struggle 1906–1914 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Containment of Labour 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Franchise Factor 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Political Culture 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unions, MacDonald and the Pact 1911–1914 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three 1914–1920s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Impact of the Great War on British Politics 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Disintegration of the Progressive Alliance 1914–1916 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLloyd George and the Conservatives 1916–1918 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabour’s Change of Course 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Coupon Election of 1918 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatriotism, Ideology and the State in the Great War 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaissez-faire \u003c\/i\u003eand Interventionism 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabour’s Socialist Commitment and the Liberal Inheritance 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Working Class, the State and Patriotism 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservatism, Capitalism and the State 1914–1922 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four 1918–1945 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Elevation of Labour and the Restoration of Party Politics 1918–1931 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fragmentation of the Coalition 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Strategy 1922 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaldwin and Normality 1923 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacDonaldism and Socialism 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Second Labour Government 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigins of the Conservative Electoral Hegemony 1918–1931 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of the Electoral System 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conservatives and the Constituencies 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabour’s Grass Roots 1918–1929 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen in Inter-war Politics 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Strike and the Realignment of the Working Class 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Election of 1931 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the National Government to the Popular Front 1931–1939 222\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Government and Liberal Toryism 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Threat from the British Union of Fascists 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabour, Socialism and Keynesianism 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Left, Rearmament and Public Opinion 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Election of 1935 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabour and the Popular Front 1936–1939 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Politics of the ‘People’s War’ 1939–1945 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Churchill Coalition 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Opinion and the Swing to the Left 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsensus Politics 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Labour Landslide of 1945 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuide to Further Reading 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865451999575,"sku":"9780631225904","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631225904.jpg?v=1722274057","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-making-of-modern-british-politics-9780631225904","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}