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The art of the possible : politics and governance in modern British history, 1885 - 1997: essays in memory Of duncan tanner /
The art of the possible : politics and governance in modern British history, 1885 - 1997: essays in memory Of duncan tanner /
Edited by Chris Williams and Andrew Edwards.
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
- xiii, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
The art of the possible : politics and governance in modern British history, 1885 - 1997: essays in memory Of duncan tanner /Edited by Chris Williams and Andrew Edwards.
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Introduction: Duncan Tanner and the art of the possible – Chris Williams, 1. The making and remaking of ‘common sense’ about British economic policy – Peter Clarke, 2. The ‘big state’ versus the ‘Big Society’ in twentieth-century Britain – Pat Thane, 3. ‘One meaning blots out another’? Liberals and Labour in the east midlands coalfield – David Howell, 4. Cartooning the rise of Labour, 1900–21 – Chris Williams, 5. Novels for ‘thinking people’: fiction and the inter-war broad left – Steven Fielding
This title explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958-2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government
9780719090714
1900-1999
Great Britain Politics and government 20th century
HISTORY Europe Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle
Regions & Countries - Europe
941.082 / WIL
The art of the possible : politics and governance in modern British history, 1885 - 1997: essays in memory Of duncan tanner /Edited by Chris Williams and Andrew Edwards.
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Introduction: Duncan Tanner and the art of the possible – Chris Williams, 1. The making and remaking of ‘common sense’ about British economic policy – Peter Clarke, 2. The ‘big state’ versus the ‘Big Society’ in twentieth-century Britain – Pat Thane, 3. ‘One meaning blots out another’? Liberals and Labour in the east midlands coalfield – David Howell, 4. Cartooning the rise of Labour, 1900–21 – Chris Williams, 5. Novels for ‘thinking people’: fiction and the inter-war broad left – Steven Fielding
This title explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958-2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government
9780719090714
1900-1999
Great Britain Politics and government 20th century
HISTORY Europe Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle
Regions & Countries - Europe
941.082 / WIL