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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450411103321

Autore

Constantine Stephen

Titolo

Lloyd George [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Constantine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1992

ISBN

1-280-46335-X

9786610463350

0-203-12945-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (97 p.)

Collana

Lancaster pamphlets

Disciplina

941.083/092

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Soggetti

Prime ministers - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901

Great Britain Politics and government 1901-1936

Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Lloyd George; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chronology; Prologue; 1 Cottage-bred man: MP for Wales, 1863-96; 2 Radical backbencher, 1896-1905; 3 New Liberal, 1906-14; 4 The man who won the war? 1914-18; 5 Prisoner of the Tories, 1918-22; 6 Left outside, 1922-45; Epilogue; Further reading

Sommario/riassunto

An understanding of Lloyd George's long and prominent political career elucidates many of the key issues in modern British history. Seen by some as `the man who won the war', he was central to the political activity which appeared to secure the pre-eminence of the Liberal party before the First World War, but which later contributed to its reduction in status. His initiatives in government, particularly in the area of social reform, helped to redefine the relationship between the state and society and laid the basis for the Welfare State.This pamphlet examines these developments with refer