LDO
Bookshop: History
Welcome to the History Section of the LDO bookshop. This provides a selection of history books about the British Liberal and Liberal Democrat parties.
Chris
Cook: A short history of the Liberal Party 1900-1997
Helpful primer for people who want a readable history of the Party.
George
Dangerfield: The strange death of Liberal England
Classic 1935 work on the dramatic upheaval and political change that overwhelmed
England - and the Liberal Party - in the period 1910-1914.
Liberal
Party General Election Manifestos, 1900-1997: Iain Dale (Editor), Duncan Brack
(Introduction)
For enthusiasts.
Trevor
Wilson: The Downfall of the Liberal Party 1914-1935
A valuable and comprehensive study of the decline of the Liberal Party from
being the principal party of state in 1914 to almost annihilation 20 years
later. Much interesting history about the split between Asquith and Lloyd
George.
Arthur
Cyr: Liberal Party Politics in Britain (forward by Michael Steed)
An in depth study of the changes in, and development of, the Liberal Party,
mainly from the early 1950s to the beginning of the Steel era in the mid-1970s,
with some reference to historical information back to WW1.
By-elections
in British Politics (ed. Chris Cook and John Ramsden)
The definitive study of British Parliamentary by-elections since 1918. Chapters
on key by-elections, such as St George's 1931, Oxford 1938, and Orpington
1962. Also, a full list of the results of all parliamentary by-elections since
1918.
The
British General Election of 2001. David Butler and Dennis Kavanagh
Essential reading for election junkies.
The
British General Election of 1997. David Butler and Dennis Kavanagh
David Butler is the psephologist's psephologist, and this book is a very comprehensive
account of the 1997 general election, the events leading up to it, and the
results. Statistical analysis by John Curtice and Michael Steed.
Comments? Suggestions? Please e-mail martin.tod@btinternet.com with your ideas.