Professor Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College, LondonProfessor Conor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law at King's College, London

By providing the theoretical framework, and a fascinating way to evaluate the issue of the protection of civil liberties in Britain, Ewing and Gearty give the reader a context, a question to ponder while reviewing the wealth of historical evidence that they have compiled. Ultimately, that makes The Struggle for Civil Liberties both interesting and successful as a work of legal history.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. First World War ; 3. The Communist Party of Great Britain ; 4. The General Strike and its Aftermath ; 5. Civil Liberties in the 1930s ; 6. The Rise and Fall of Fascism

Professor Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College, LondonProfessor Conor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law at King's College, London

By providing the theoretical framework, and a fascinating way to evaluate the issue of the protection of civil liberties in Britain, Ewing and Gearty give the reader a context, a question to ponder while reviewing the wealth of historical evidence that they have compiled. Ultimately, that makes The Struggle for Civil Liberties both interesting and successful as a work of legal history.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. First World War ; 3. The Communist Party of Great Britain ; 4. The General Strike and its Aftermath ; 5. Civil Liberties in the 1930s ; 6. The Rise and Fall of Fascism

Professor Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College, LondonProfessor Conor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law at King's College, London

By providing the theoretical framework, and a fascinating way to evaluate the issue of the protection of civil liberties in Britain, Ewing and Gearty give the reader a context, a question to ponder while reviewing the wealth of historical evidence that they have compiled. Ultimately, that makes The Struggle for Civil Liberties both interesting and successful as a work of legal history.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. First World War ; 3. The Communist Party of Great Britain ; 4. The General Strike and its Aftermath ; 5. Civil Liberties in the 1930s ; 6. The Rise and Fall of Fascism