The Making of Modern British Politics 1867 - 1945 [Paperback]

The third edition of this successful text has been revised to include a new chapter on the politics of the Second World War, and to reflect recent developments in research into the period.

• Third edition of this insightful survey of changes in British politics
• Now extended to cover the politics of the Second World War and the election of 1945
• Extensively revised in the light of recent research
• Looks at the Labour Party's evolution into a national rather than sectional party
• Includes updated suggestions for further reading

Part I: 1867-1900:.

1. Party and Participation 1867-1900.

2. The Evolution of the Gladstonian Liberal Party.

3. The Conservative Revival 1874-1900.

4. The Social Roots of Political Change in Late Victorian Britain.

Part II: 1895-1914:.

5. The Edwardian Crisis.

6. Edwardian Progressivism.

7. The Electoral Struggle 1906-1914.

Part III: 1914-1920s:.

8. The Impact of the Great War on British Politics.

9. Patriotism, Ideology and the State in the Great War.

10. The Elevation of Labour and the Restoration of Party Politics 1918-1931.

11. Origins of the Conservative Electoral Hegemony.

12. From the National Government to the Popular Front 1931-1939.

13. The Politics of the People's War 1939-1945.

Notes.

Guide to Further Reading.

Index.

Illustrations.

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