The Edwardian Crisis - Britain 1901-14

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.>

Sommario

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.

Info autore

David Powell is a former journalist and prolific writer who has worked for Reuters and BBC Radio 4. His documentary Faces in a Crowd won a Grand Prix award at the Venice Film Festival.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Powell, David Powell
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.09.1996
• EAN: 9780333595435
• ISBN: 978-0-333-59543-5
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: British History in Perspective; British History in Perspective
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni