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Originally published in 1971, this book traces the revival,
triumph, division and decline of the British Liberal Party in the
late 19th & 20th centuries. It does so by focusing on the
career of David Lloyd George, itself the decisive agent for change
in this period. The first part of the book is an extended critical
essay; the second part consists of primary documentary material
which is intimately linked to the commentary in the first section.
The major phases of the period are covered: The tension between the
Old Liberalism and the New; the challenges confronting the Liberal
government of 1905-15; the impact of world war and Lloyd George’s
wartime premiership; the Lloyd George coalition in 1918-22 and the
reasons for its downfall; and the slow decline of the Liberals
between 1922 and 1929.
Originally published in 1971, this book traces the revival,
triumph, division and decline of the British Liberal Party in the
late 19th & 20th centuries. It does so by focusing on the
career of David Lloyd George, itself the decisive agent for change
in this period. The first part of the book is an extended critical
essay; the second part consists of primary documentary material
which is intimately linked to the commentary in the first section.
The major phases of the period are covered: The tension between the
Old Liberalism and the New; the challenges confronting the Liberal
government of 1905-15; the impact of world war and Lloyd George's
wartime premiership; the Lloyd George coalition in 1918-22 and the
reasons for its downfall; and the slow decline of the Liberals
between 1922 and 1929.
A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman
times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century.
The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its
people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman
legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social,
economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles,
the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading
historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to
the general reader in an authoritative form. A vivid, sometimes
surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in
every period, and the wider social context of political and
economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than
conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of
continuity down the centuries, the authors bring out that special
awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of
British society. By relating both these factors in the British
experience, and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has
shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world,
this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past,
and the foundations of modern British society. This updated new
edition (by the original editor) adds great richness by taking the
story down from the economic crisis of 2008 to the conflict over
Europe at the present day.
This is an integrated range of studies, focussing on Wales, by a
long-established, internationally-recognised academic authority and
member of the House of Lords, on the advance of democracy and the
evolving idea of national identity in modern Britain. Looking back
to the impact of change in Europe and the wider world from the 1789
revolution in France onwards, this book covers key personalities
such as Lloyd George, the impact of the First World War in Wales,
and relates to contemporary debates on Scottish independence and
the connections with Europe. It opens up wider issues of open
government, foreign policy, the rule of law and and cultural
diversity.
The People's Peace: Britain since 1945 is the first comprehensive
study by a professional historian of British history from 1945 to
the present day. It examines the transformation of post-war Britain
from the planning enthusiasm of 1945 to the rise of New Labour. Its
themes include the troubles of the British economy; public
criticism of the legitimacy of the state and its instruments of
authority; the co-existence of growing personal prosperity with
widespread social inequality; and the debates aroused by
decolonization, and Britain's relationship to the Commonwealth, the
US and Europe. Changes in cultural life, from the puritanical
'austerity' of the 1940's, through the 'permissiveness' of the
1960s, to the tensions and achievements of recent years are also
charted. Using a wide variety of sources, including the records of
political parties and the most recently released documents from the
Public Records Office, Kenneth Morgan brings the story right up to
date and draws comparisons with the post-war history of other
nations. This penetrating analysis by a leading twentieth-century
historian will prove invaluable to anyone interested in the
development of the Britain of today.
This is an integrated range of studies, focussing on Wales, by a
long-established, internationally-recognised academic authority and
member of the House of Lords, on the advance of democracy and the
evolving idea of national identity in modern Britain. Looking back
to the impact of change in Europe and the wider world from the 1789
revolution in France onwards, this book covers key personalities
such as Lloyd George, the impact of the First World War in Wales,
and relates to contemporary debates on Scottish independence and
the connections with Europe. It opens up wider issues of open
government, foreign policy, the rule of law and and cultural
diversity.
The British Left has developed almost beyond recognition since
the early days of electoral reform heralded by the Great Reform Act
of 1832. In this book, Kenneth Morgan, one of the foremost
historians of left-wing politics, provides a detailed history of
the British Left from the Great Reform Act to the rise (and
decline) of New Labour. Along the way, he highlights the characters
and events that have been pivotal in shaping the development of the
Left -- from Gladstone and the New Radicalism, to Lloyd George and
the Boer War, to Tony Blair and the War in Iraq. Morgan's searing
analysis and accessible scholarship, not to mention his enormous
distinction as a political historian, makes this an essential book
for anyone interested in British history and the history of
socialism.
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated
History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan's Very Short Introduction to
Twentieth-Century Britain examines the forces of consensus and of
conflict in twentieth-century Britain. The account covers the
trauma of the First World War and the social divisions of the
twenties; fierce domestic and foreign policy debates in the
thirties; the impact of the Second World War for domestic
transformation, popular culture and the loss of empire; the
transition from the turmoil of the seventies to the aftermath of
Thatcherism and the advent of New Labour. Throughout, cultural and
artistic themes are woven into the analysis, along with the
distinct national experiences of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The
profound tension that shook the United Kingdom are juxtaposed
against equally deep forces for stability, cohesion, and a sense of
historic identity. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions
series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in
almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect
way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors
combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to
make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and
its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman
legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social,
economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles,
the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading
historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to
the general reader in an authoritative form, illuminating their
text with carefully chosen pictures and maps. A vivid, sometimes
surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in
every period, and the wider social context of political and
economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than
conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of
continuity down the centuries, the authors bring out that special
awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of
British society. By relating both these factors in the British
experience, and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has
shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world,
this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past,
and the foundations of modern British society. The new edition, the
first for almost twenty years, brings the story into the
twenty-first century, covering the changes to British society and
culture during the Blair years and the invasion of Iraq and its
aftermath.
This work inquires into those aspects of the career and ideas of
David Lloyd George that have had special relevance to Wales. It
deals primarily with his place in the history of modern Wales and
the importance of his Welsh background in his career in British and
world politics.
Kenneth Morgan has won wide acclaim as one of the finest historians
of twentieth century Britain. His works have been hailed as
"history at its very best" by New Society--the finest combination
of rigorous scholarship and lucid, enjoyable writing. Now comes The
People's Peace, the most comprehensive and authoritative look at
post-war Britain ever written.
In The People's Peace, Morgan paints a richly detailed portrait of
British social and political history from the end of the Second
World War up through the rule of Margaret Thatcher. It was a time
when the British, having pulled together to win what was called
"the people's war," looked forward to a people's peace--a peace of
plenty and equality, provided by the Labour government's dramatic
new welfare programs. But Morgan shows how the nation staggered
under the debt of the war, struggling to rebuild its economy for a
rapidly changing world. He examines Britain's fitful retreat from
its imperial legacy, depicting the surprising popularity of the
withdrawal from India and other colonies, and the shock of the Suez
Crisis--when the U.S. made Britain's reduced role in the world
painfully clear. Morgan also provides an insightful look at the
changing popular culture, from the Teddy Boys to the massive
adulation of the Beatles, as well as rising consumerism,
permissiveness, and the ugly racism that met the tide of African,
Asian, and Caribbean immigrants.
From the debates over the welfare state, to the Profumo scandal,
to the disillusionment with Wilson's chaotic Labour regime (leading
to rumors of a military coup), to the crisis of strikes and
economic decline that brought Margaret Thatcher to power, Morgan
provides a lucid narrative of Britain's post-war politics. Even
after Thatcher's apparent revival of the U.K.'s vitality, he
writes, it still remains a land of tremendous inequality, split
between a decaying industrial north and a growing high-tech south,
the Celtic fringe and English heartland, the well-paid and the
unemployed--locked into decades-old patterns. "In forty-four
years," he writes, "the British had yet to recover from victory in
the Second World War, even though the Germans and Japanese had so
manifestly recovered from defeat."
This book examines the pattern of political and social change in
Britain during the period of the Lloyd George coalition government
1918-22, and provides a reassessment of this major administration
and its importance for its personality, David Lloyd George.
This is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the
policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and
influential Attlee government. Based on a vast range of previously
unpublished material, personal papers, and recently released public
records, the book provides in-depth portraits of key figures of the
period and compares Britain during these years with other European
nations after 1945. In conclusion, Morgan assesses the legacy of
this crucial administration for Britain, the western world, the new
Commonwealth, and the Labour Party itself.
In Rebirth of a Nation the acclaimed historian Kenneth O. Morgan
provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis of modern Welsh
history. Taking as its starting-point 1880, the book covers all
aspects of the nations history from political, social, economic and
religious development to literary, intellectual, and sporting
achievement.
His absorbing account spans the years of Liberal ascendancy and of
national renaissance from 1880 to 1914; the period of economic
depression, the rise of the Labour Party, and tension between Welsh
and Anglo-Welsh from 1914 to 1945; culminating in a new sense of
national identity following the Second World War.
In his preface, Kenneth Morgan writes. 'Keir Hardie is by any test
a decisive figure in the making of twentieth-century Britain. More
than any other man. he was the maker of the modern Labour Party. .
. Yet already he seems an elusive, almost forgotten figure . . .'
It is Kenneth Morgan's supreme achievement to rescue Keir Hardie
from his status as a sort of mythical figurehead and to present him
as a more interesting, complex and credible person. In the context
of the emerging Labour movement of the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, we see Keir Hardie as pacifist,
internationalist, feminist, radical and socialist; a great man if
always somewhat out of step with his time. 'Deeply sympathetic,
impeccably scholarly and beautifully written. . . It brings out the
full complexity of Hardie's character and the full range of his
interests. Hardie is brought back to life' A . J. P. Taylor
'Excellent . . . the first complete biography by a professional
historian' Asa Briggs, Times Literary Supplement 'Written with
tempered sympathy and considered judgement. With grace and
assurance, this book is an imposing achievement' Stephen Koss
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