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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical reference and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780719090714 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>1900-1999<br/>Great Britain Politics and government 20th century<br/>HISTORY Europe Great Britain<br/>Grande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle<br/>Regions & Countries - Europe
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>941.082  / WIL