The British general election of 1931
By: Andrew Thorpe.
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament -- Elections, 1931; Elections -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936
Description: Traces the background to the 1931 election, which saw the collapse of a struggling Labour government and the formation of a National government under Ramsay MacDonald. The book argues that the trends towards Conservative hegemony and two-party politics were little disturbed by the crisis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.