The Edwardian Crisis: Britain 1901-14

ISBN-13: 9780333595435 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 224 str.

David Powell

Opis

The Edwardian age has long been recognised as a time of unusual social and political turbulence in British history. This book examines the main controversies of the period in an attempt to assess the nature and seriousness of the Edwardian crisis, relating the discussion to current historiographical debates on topics such as the vitality of Edwardian Liberalism, the problems of the Unionist party and the importance of feminism, labour unrest and nationalism as factors in Edwardian political life.

Spis treści

Preface.- Introduction: The Victorian Legacy.- The Social Crisis: Poverty, Social Reform and the State.- The Constitutional Crisis, 1909-11.- Suffragism and Feminism.- The Challenge of Labour.- Ireland and the Crisis of Nationalism.- Conclusion.- Appendix 1: Chronology.- Appendix 2: General Election Results, 1906 and 1910.- Notes.- Further Reading.- Index.