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Title: The Strange Death of Liberal England
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| The Strange Death of Liberal England by Stanford University Press one of the most entertaining history books you could hope to read: |
This book is a fascinating nugget of editorial history. A tale of the many (many!) mistakes the British government made in the years leading up to the First World War, George Dangerfield apparently found himself unable to conceal his outrage when reflecting on the sheer idiocy of every political party, the bulk of the members of Parliment, the Prime Minister(s) government(s) as well as the general public at large.
This was a time of rapid change, when the great monarchies were finally dying and the pettiness and complexities of practising Democracy were beginning to polarize the masses with exetremism, fanaticism, and hysterical, ideology-based warnings from every side of the social, political and divine spectrum. The world was transformed into a speeding wheel of surging menace. It was little wonder to many that such a terrible war broke out (WWI, in this instance), only to be followed by the same mistakes being repeated over and over and over again (in the different light of new perspectives) throughout the coming generations.
Dangerfield can finally only laugh at the genuine human comedy of such folly while shuddering in the consequence of a world bickering senselessly over unresolvable issues.
A tremendous, timeless masterpiece. |
| The Strange Death of Liberal England by Stanford University Press Classic but Slanted Account |
| This book is the classic account of Edwardian Britain and is on the suggested reading list of the Institute for Edwardian Studies...It was written by a contemporary journalist and is a great read. However, it focuses a great deal on the political side and lacks objectivity. An excellent counter-weight to Dangerfield is David Powell, The Edwardian Crisis. This is a first-rate academic revision to what Dangerfield and past scholars have written about the Edwardian period, but it is not really for those new to the subject. |
| The Strange Death of Liberal England by Stanford University Press Mysogyny = History? |
| While the book makes highly entertaining reading, it is dangerous in its glibness. Dangerfield�s account is often referred to as a fundamental source for the women�s suffrage movement in Britain, but his manipulation and outright suppression of facts willfully twists the contributions of the Pankhursts, radical feminists whose thinking was far in advance of its time. One often has difficulty identifying which he hated most: the incompetence of the Liberal Party or the women fighting for political recognition. |
| The Strange Death of Liberal England by Stanford University Press Essential Book on Democratic Politics |
| Whoever you are and whatever you do you can find soemthing to take away from this book. Essential for an understanding of politics in a democracy, and better because it gives readers an example to learn from, rather than just theory. Also a great study in human relationships and the tragi-comedic nature of life. Probably one of the best and wittiest books on history/politics ever written. |
| The Strange Death of Liberal England by Stanford University Press Essential Book on Democratic Politics |
| Whoever you are and whatever you do you can find soemthing to take away from this book. Essential for an understanding of politics in a democracy, and better because it gives readers an example to learn from, rather than just theory. Also a great study in human relationships and the tragi-comedic nature of life. Probably one of the best and wittiest books on history/politics ever written. |
| The Strange Death of Liberal England by Stanford University Press Product Description |
At the beginning of the twentieth century England’s empire spanned the globe, its economy was strong, and its political system seemed immune to the ills that inflicted so many other countries. After a resounding electoral triumph in 1906, the Liberals formed the government of the most powerful nation on earth, yet within a few years the House of Lords lost its absolute veto over legislation, the Home Rule crisis brought Ireland to the brink of civil war and led to an army mutiny, the campaign for woman’s suffrage created widespread civil disorder and discredited the legal and penal systems, and an unprecedented wave of strikes swept the land.
This is a classic account, first published in 1935, of the dramatic upheaval and political change that overwhelmed England in the period 1910-1914. Few books of history retain their relevance and vitality after more than sixty years. The Strange Death of Liberal England is one of the most important books of the English past, a prime example that history can be abiding literature. As a portrait of England enmeshed in the turbulence of new movements, which often led to violence against the pieties of Liberal England—until it was overwhelmed by the greatest violence of all, World War I—this extraordinary book has continued to exert a powerful influence on the way historians have observed early twentieth-century England.
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