Liberal Unionist Party

A History

AvIan Cawood

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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The Liberal Unionist party was one of the shortest-lived political parties in British history. It was formed in 1886 by a faction of the Liberal party, led by Lord Hartington, which opposed Irish home rule. In 1895, it entered into a coalition government with the Conservative party and in 1912, now under the leadership of Joseph Chamberlain, it amalgamated with the Conservatives. Ian Cawood here uses previously unpublished archival material to provide the first complete study of the Liberal Unionist party. He argues that the party was a genuinely successful political movement with widespread activist and popular support which resulted in the development of an authentic Liberal Unionist culture across Britain in the mid-1890s. The issues which this book explores are central to an understanding of the development of the twentieth century Conservative party, the emergence of a 'national' political culture, and the problems, both organisational and ideological, of a sustained period of coalition in the British parliamentary system.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-08-14
Mått:138 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt:585 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:376
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781848859173

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Mer om författaren

Ian Cawood is Head of History at Newman University College, Birmingham. He holds a PhD from University of Leicester. He is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and his previous publications include The First World War and Britain in the Twentieth Century.

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'This book tackles a useful topic, is well written, and thoroughly researched. Ian Cawood rightly notes that, apart from the role that Joseph Chamberlain has played in its origin and development, Liberal Unionism as a popular political movement has been ignored. Far more than merely a creature of Chamberlain's, Liberal Unionism had a life of its own, extending well beyond the parliamentary corridors of power in Westminster. In exploring the details of Liberal Unionism's constituency organizations and its influence among the electorate at a local level, Cawood convincingly demonstrates its legitimacy as a topic of historical investigation. He proves conclusively that Liberal Unionism was not merely a short-lived curious splinter movement in British politics.' Travis L. Crosby, Professor Emeritus of History, Wheaton College, Massachusetts 'The Liberal Unionist Party is a well written and cogently argued book. It makes important contributions to our understanding of late nineteenth-century British politics.' William Lubenow, Professor of History, Stockton College, New Jersey

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1: ‘Dagon must be thrown down’ The Origins of the Liberal Unionist partyChapter 2: Whiggery or Socialism? The Ideology of Liberal UnionismChapter 3: 'Yeast to leaven the Tory lump’ The Unionist Alliance Chapter 4: Party Organisation - Cave or Caucus?Chapter 5: Liberal Unionism and the electorate - ‘A Farce and a Fraud’?Chapter 6: ‘Strangled by its own parent’, The Strange Death of Liberal Unionism - 1895-1912Conclusion: Who were the Liberal Unionists?