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A Short History of the Liberal Party

The Road Back to Power

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  • © 2010

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  1. Chris Cook
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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Liberal Tradition

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 1-18

  3. Liberalism in Eclipse

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 19-29

  4. The Liberals in Opposition: 1900–1906

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 30-40

  5. The Liberal Ascendancy: 1906–1910

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 41-50

  6. The Crisis of Liberalism: 1910–1914

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 51-61

  7. Liberals at War: 1914–1918

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 62-75

  8. A Party Divided: 1918–1923

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 76-89

  9. Revival and Decline: 1923–1926

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 90-104

  10. Lloyd George Again: 1926–1931

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 105-116

  11. Dissension and Decline: 1931–1945

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 117-128

  12. A Party in the Wilderness: 1945–1956

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 129-135

  13. The Sound of Gunfire: 1956–1967

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 136-146

  14. The Thorpe Leadership: 1967–1976

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 147-162

  15. Pacts and Alliances: 1976–1983

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 163-174

  16. A Tale of Two Leaders: 1983–1987

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 175-187

  17. Merger Most Foul: 1987–1988

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 188-200

  18. A New Agenda: 1988–1992

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 201-212

  19. Voting for Change: 1992–1997

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 213-237

  20. Living with Labour: 1997–2001

    • Chris Cook
    Pages 238-259
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About this book

Chris Cook lifts the lid on the 'third Party;' charting their fascinating journey over the last century, from the landslide victory of 1906 under Asquith, via their descent into divisions and decline in the interwar years, to in-depth analysis of the 2010 British Election and their return to Government in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition.

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"The great strength of Chris Cook's party history is that it is a work of reference and record. Dr Cook provides a highly readable narrative Those who need a reliable single volume history of the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats from 1900 onwards should have this tome on their shelves. "

- Michael Meadowcroft, Liberal historian and MP for Leeds West, 1983-87

"First published in 1976, Chris Cook's Short History of the Liberal Party remains a first point of reference for students of the modern party. This seventh edition brings the story up to date, charting a clear and perceptive course through the turbulent leaderships of Kennedy, Campbell and Clegg to the party's triumphal return to government following the General Election of 2010.

- David Dutton, Ramsay Muir Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of Liverpool, UK

About the author

CHRIS COOK was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Nuffield College, Oxford, UK. He has been director of successive surveys by the Modern Archives Unit at the London School of Economics, as well as Head of History at what is now London Metropolitan University. His many previous publications for Macmillan include the six-volume Sources in British Political History, 1900-51. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also editor of the best-selling Pears Cyclopaedia. He has recently completed a new edition of The Slump: Britain in the Great Depression (with John Stevenson).

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