The American Historical Review · 1972 · 62 citations · 0 references
Political TheoryHistorical SociologyEconomic HistorySocial SciencesLabor Process StudiesIntroduction PartLabour StudyLaborPolitical EconomyLord SalisburyWorking ConditionsGovernment PolicyModern British PoliticsElection KiteLabor Force TrendHistorical AnalysisBusinessHistorical ReassessmentPolitical ScienceModernity
Introduction Part I: 1. The threat from Labour 2. The importance of Horatio Bottomley 3. The conspiracies of Lord Robert Cecil 4. Lord Salisbury's connections 5. The Liberal collapse 6. The Coalition dilemma Part II: 7. The election kite of January 1922 8. The preservation of the Coalition 9. Withdrawal to Criccieth, March 1922 10. Unemployment and the Labour party 11. The disappointment of Austen Chamberlain 12. The shunning of Lloyd George 13. The inadequacy of Bonar Law 14. The arrival of Mr Baldwin Part III: 15. Baldwin's need for a platform 16. Salisbury's revolt 17. The defeat of Birkenhead 18. The Liberal miscalculation 19. The politics of the first Labour government 20. Baldwin's triumph Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Notes Index.