Mark Egan

Coming into Focus

The Transformation of the Liberal Party 1945-64

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The survival of the Liberal Party after 1945 is one
of the most surprising phenomena in modern British
political history. By the late 1940s, the Party's
lingering death throes seemed to be reaching their
conclusion. With only a handful of parliamentary
seats and no message to offer the electorate, the
flame carried by Gladstone and Lloyd George was
nearly extinguished. But the Liberal Party clung on
and then revived in the 1960s. This book provides new
perspectives on the survival and revival of the
Liberal Party after 1945. It shows how the
independence of Liberal associations, the recruitment
of Liberal activists in the late 1940s, and the
Party s strength in local government in northern
England were important reasons for the Party s
survival. A new wave of recruitment after 1955,
inspired by Jo Grimond's leadership, facilitated the
Liberal revival, but a key factor was the development
of early forms of community politics in a number of
towns and cities in England and Scotland. This led to
an explosion in the number of Liberal councillors,
particularly in suburban areas. Not only was the
Party saved, but the foundations for the modern
Liberal Party and its successor were laid.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9783639118445
• ISBN-10: 3639118448
• Artikelnr.: 26104896

Autorenporträt

Mark Egan was educated at University College, Oxford and
completed his doctorate on the grass roots history of the Liberal
Party in 2000. He is a regular contributor to the Journal of
Liberal History and has also recently completed a book on the
history of pilotage on the River Tyne.