Ebook {Epub PDF} Liberals: A History of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat Parties by Roy Douglas

 · On the title-page it is called A History of the Liberal Party in the Twentieth Century. The latter is the accurate title. The book itself is marked by no such confusion. It is by far the most reliable history of the modern Liberal Party, and it will become a staple of undergraduate reading lists. Review of Roy Douglas, Liberals: A History of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat Parties (Hambledon, ). Roy Douglas has an ency-clopaedic knowledge of twenti-eth-century British history. He fought five elections as a Liberal candidate, from to , through the party’s thinnest years. He published an earlier party history (covering the years from to ) thirty years ago, and has interviewed a great many leading Liberals over many years. The focus of this book, however.

First edition hardback, , with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition in a near-fine, slightly edge-rubbed dust jacket (now protected). Binding tight a. Even so, with as many as 62 seats in , the Liberal Democrats still had less than a third of Between 19the number of Liberal MPs ranged from 6 to 14, but increased to 17 in alliance with the now defunct Social Democratic Party in and , while the merged successor party, the Liberal Democratic Party won 20 seats in The History of the Liberal Party , by Roy Douglas (Sidgwick Jackson ) A Short History of the Liberal Party , by Chris Cook (Macmillan Press ) Liberals in Schism: A History of the National Liberal Party, by David Dutton (London; I. B. Tauris Co Ltd, ).

Liberals: A History of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat Parties. Find all books from Douglas, Roy. At www.doorway.ru you can find used, antique and new books, compare results and immediately purchase your selection at the best price. Subtitled, "The History Of The Liberals The. Moderate Labour leaders Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams and Bill Rodgers (the ‘Gang of Four’) break away from Labour to form the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on 26 March. Liberal Party and SDP form an alliance, agreeing to fight elections on a common platform with joint candidates. Liberals: A History of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat Parties by Roy Douglas (, Hardcover).