Parliament and Politics in the Age of Asquith and Lloyd George - The Diaries of Cecil Harmsworth Mp, 1909-22

Cecil Harmsworth's diary is an account of his time as a Liberal MP under Herbert Asquith and Lloyd George.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Introduction; The diaries; 1. 1909; 2. 1910; 3. 1911; 4. 1912; 5. 1913; 6. 1914; 7. 1915; 8. 1916; 9. 1917; 10. 1918; 11. 1919; 12. 1920; 13. 1921; 14. 1922; Index.

Info autore

Andrew Thorpe is Pro Vice Chancellor for Humanities at the University of Exeter. His books include studies of the 1931 crisis, British Communism, and party politics in the Second World War. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Richard Toye is Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter. He has published widely in the field of political history, including three books on Winston Churchill. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Riassunto

Cecil Harmsworth served as a Liberal MP from 1906 to 1922, under Herbert Asquith and Lloyd George. His diary forms a record of the politics of the period, detailing late-night Commons sittings and the rough and tumble of the campaign trail as well as giving skilful pen-portraits of the major figures of the day.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Thorpe Toye
• Con la collaborazione di: Andrew Thorpe (Editore), Richard Toye (Editore), Toye Richard (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9781107162457
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16245-7
• Pagine: 367
• Serie: Camden Fifth Series; Camden Fifth Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; History, European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Politics and government