Author: Liberal Party of Australia. Victorian DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
A History of the Liberal Party
Author: Liberal Party of Australia. Victorian DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Liberals
Author: Roy DouglasPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826443427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
The Liberal Party emerged in mid-Victorian Britain from a combination of Whigs and Peelite Tories. The party of Gladstone, Asquith and Lloyd George, it was a dominant force in Britain, and the world, at the height of the power of the British Empire. Split by Gladstone's Home Rule Bills, it nevertheless returned to power in Edwardian England and held it until after the outbreak the First World War, with Lloyd George heading a National Government from 1916-22. Riddled by internal divisions and with its traditional ground increasingly occupied by the Labour Party, the party lost ground in Parliament, becoming little more than a rump for many years. With the foundation of the Social Democrats in 1981, and their subsequent merger with the Liberals as Liberal Democrats in 1988, a modern version of the party emerged, under Paddy Ashdown and now Charles Kennedy as a significant third force in British politics.
History of the Liberal Party
Author: Liberal Party of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
The History of the Liberal Party
Author: The Decline Of The Liberal Party 1910-1931
Author: Paul AdelmanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317889282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Paul Adelman seeks to explain the Liberal Party's dramatic transformation in political fortune. This clear, objective up-to-date account of the history of the Liberal Party covers the key period, 1910-1931. Focusing on liberal decline and drawing upon the different views forwarded by historians to account for this phenomenon, it discusses liberal decline before World War 1, the impact of the war on the liberals and the divisions that grew in the party after December 1916 between followers of Asquith and Lloyd George. A number of general factors are also covered, the impact of social and economic change, the effects of the Reform Act of 1918 and the rise of the Labour party. An ideal text for A-level and undergraduate students of history and politics.
A History of the Liberal Party
Author: Henry SlesserThe History of the Liberal Party
Author: Roy DouglasPublisher:
ISBN: 9780283978142
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
A Short History of the Liberal Party, 1900-88
Author: Chris CookPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Liberalism
Author: Michael FreedenPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199670439
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Michael Freeden explores the concept of liberalism, one of the longest-standing and central political theories and ideologies. Combining a variety of approaches, he distinguishes between liberalism as a political movement, as a system of ideas, and as a series of ethical and philosophical principles.
Liberal Parties in Europe
Author: Emilie van HautePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351245481
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
This book investigates how liberal parties have evolved over time as a party family, in a comparative perspective. Through a discussion of the applicability of the concept of party family to liberal parties, it gives a better picture of the development, challenges, and opportunities for liberal parties in Europe. The history of liberal parties in Europe is peculiar and the origins of the liberal family are not clearly defined. Liberal parties are still quite heterogeneous given the various meanings embraced in the idea of liberalism, including economic liberalism, cultural liberalism, progressivism, social-liberalism. Bringing together the best specialists engaged in the study of liberal parties, and with a two-levels perspective (comparative and case study), this book renews and expands our knowledge on the liberal party family in Europe. Four major themes are developed, linked to the four approaches of the concept of party family: electoral performances, participation to power, ideology and political program, and party organization. These themes are systematically developed in case studies, and in comparative chapters. Primarily aimed at scholars and students in comparative politics, this book should especially appeal to scholars in the fields of political parties and party systems, representation and elections, voting behavior, and public opinion.