Lloyd George

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Assesses the main features of Lloyd George's career from his early days when he established a reputation as a fiery radical, his work as a social reformer, his stance vis-a-vis the Boer War, his career during World War I and his work in the peace-making process, and his later years out of office.

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Lloyd George by Chris Wrigley

Professor Wrigley assesses the main features of Lloyd George's career from his early days as a fiery Welsh radical through the pre-First World War Liberal social reforms to his premiership (1916-1922) and after. He concludes with an assessment of the place of Lloyd George in British political history and a survey of the biographical material available.
"Comes as near as anything can to consensus estimate of uniquely contentious subject"

"But for the compactness founded upon wide research, it is admirable." Literary Review

"Carrying already an enviable reputation as the leading authority on Lloyd George's complex relationship with the British labour movement, Professor Wrigley now moves throught the whole span of his subject's career, from the era of Gladstonian Liberalism to the crises of the Second World War, with assuredness and insight. A thorough command of the existing secondary literature is complemented by the skilled use of illustrative material from primary sources."

"A great strength of this slim volume is its accessibility, it can be read with profit by the under-graduate audience for whom it is designed." History

"This book is a comprehensive biographical essay which surveys all aspects of Lloyd George's career. An historical introduction is followed by five chapters which successfully combine thematic and chronological approaches to the statesman's life."

"This is a reliable, balanced and well-written book, giving a good overview of recent research."

"An excellent introductin for students." David Powell

Chris Wrigley has published books and articles on Lloyd George, Arthur Henderson and the history of the British labour movement. He serves on the councils of the Historical Association and the Economic History Society and is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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ISBN 13 9780631166085
ISBN 10 0631166084
Title Lloyd George
Author Chris Wrigley
Series Historical Association Studies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1992-09-17
Number of pages 180
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