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245 4 _aThe art of the possible :
_b politics and governance in modern British history, 1885 - 1997: essays in memory Of duncan tanner /
_cEdited by Chris Williams and Andrew Edwards.
260 _aManchester :
_bManchester University Press,
_c2015.
300 _axiii, 254 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aThe 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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical reference and index.
505 _aIntroduction: 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
520 _aThis 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
650 _a1900-1999
650 _aGreat Britain Politics and government 20th century
650 _aHISTORY Europe Great Britain
650 _aGrande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle
650 _aRegions & Countries - Europe
700 _aChris Williams
700 _aAndrew Edwards.
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