First published in 1936, this now-classic volume spans a time of rapid and far-reaching change in England--from Gladstone's first ministry, through the great contest with Disraeli, the Home Rule debate, the establishment of the Labour moverment, the Boer War, and the Liberal reforms of 1909-10, to the end of an era marked by the catastrophe of 1914. With stimulating analyses of social and economic developments as well as domestic and foreign policy, Ensor's account serves as a superb introduction to the period it covers and ...
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First published in 1936, this now-classic volume spans a time of rapid and far-reaching change in England--from Gladstone's first ministry, through the great contest with Disraeli, the Home Rule debate, the establishment of the Labour moverment, the Boer War, and the Liberal reforms of 1909-10, to the end of an era marked by the catastrophe of 1914. With stimulating analyses of social and economic developments as well as domestic and foreign policy, Ensor's account serves as a superb introduction to the period it covers and offers insight into the world of the 1930s in which it was written.
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How did he cram all that in? Plenty of detail, making a virtue of the inevitable concentration to comment acidly on events and pass well-aimed verdicts on the behaviour of individuals. The series characteristic of potted biographies, in footnotes to the main text, help the reader to orient him/herself immediately, whatever the context. Appendices unravel some of the knottier sets of problems. This is a book to refer to chapter-by-chapter as the need arises, or read from beginning to end on successive evenings. After dipping into someone else's copy, I just had to have one of my own.
