Liberals, international relations, and appeasement
Subtitle: the Liberal Party, 1919-1939
By: Richard S. Grayson.
Series: Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy,
Publisher: F. Cass
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Liberal Party (Great Britain) -- History -- 20th century; Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Description: "During the 1920s and 1930s, Britain faced many challenges in the international arena, and alternative polices were hotly debated not only in Parliament but also in wider political circles. These two decades constituted one of the few periods in British history when the country has experienced three-party politics. However, until now there has been no major study of the Liberal Party's central role in party-political debates on international policy. Richard Grayson's book fills that gap by documenting and assessing the party's views on foreign and imperial policy."

"In so doing, the book demonstrates the importance of analysing the 'low' politics of areas that have traditionally been dominated by 'high' politics. The role of bodies such as the Liberal Summer School and the Women's Liberal Foundation are examined, along with the work of key thinkers such as J.M. Keynes and Ramsay Muir. The author has also had access to a new source of grassroots activism: the minutes of a Liberal debating society, known as the '8.30 Club'." "This work will be of interest to students of British foreign policy and politics, and students of international relations in general."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-194) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: i. Introduction; title: 2. Liberal Thinkers; title: 3. The Liberal Summer School; title: 4. The Official Liberal Party: Conferences; title: 5. The Official Liberal Party: Liberals in Parliament; title: 6. Liberal Activists; title: 7. Conclusion: Liberal Politics and Liberal Ideology; title: Appendices:; title: 1. General Elections, 1918-45; title: 2. The Liberal Summer School; title: 3. Dates of Liberal Conferences, 1918-39; title: 4. Policy Statements; title: 5. Liberal MPs and Munich; title: 6. 8.30 Club Debates; title: Bibliography; title: Index.