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The uneven path of British Liberalism : from Jo Grimond to Brexit /

This book charts the development of political thought within the British Liberal Party and its successor, the Liberal Democrats. Beginning with Jo Grimond's rise to the leadership in 1956, it follows the Liberal resurgence in the second half of the twentieth century through to the major setback...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Tudor, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Survival of a creed, 1954-56
  • 2. The advent of Grimond: the creed revived, 1956-59
  • 3 .Of progress, realignment and disappointed hopes, 1959-67
  • 4. The rise of community politics in uncertain times, 1967-765 Liberalism in a cul-de-sac, 1976-79
  • 6. Liberalism within the Alliance: denting the mould, 1979-88
  • 7. Liberals, Owen and the social market economy, 1983-88
  • 8 Recovery after a painful infancy, 1988-97
  • 9. Ashdown's unfinished project, 1997-99
  • 10. Advance and debate, 1999-2005
  • 11. Crisis, consolidation and reaffirmation, 2005-7
  • 12. Into uncharted post-1945 territory: coalition government, 2010-15
  • 13 Electoral collapse, 2015 and the future of British Liberalism
  • Conclusion
  • Index.