The Strange Survival of Liberal Britain : Politics and Power Before the First World War

"Masterly ... A fascinating tour d'horizon of the Edwardian political scene. This must be a definitive account." -Professor Jane Ridley, author of George V: Never a Dull Moment"A tour de force, sympathetic in its treatment of the subject, eminently wise in its judgement and invariably fair in its verdicts. It purrs along like a Rolls-Royce engine." -Professor T. G. Otte, author of Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey"This brilliant book from Britain's most important constitutional historian upends the orthodoxy about the decadent Edwardians. A masterpiece of intelligent history, both forceful and subtle, which transforms how we view not just those most complex Edwardians but also our own equally complex times." -Professor Richard Aldous, author of The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs Disraeli"Brilliant. Instantly the leading history of this turbulent and critical period in Britain's transition towards a modern democracy." -Professor Robert Blackburn, King's College London"Vernon Bogdanor has the

habit of unearthing gems that have been missed by others. He does it again in this magisterial work on post-Gladstonian Britain by challenging some of the long-established myths about this period that deserve to be cast aside." -Professor Malcolm Murfett, King's College London"Professor Bogdanor argues with conviction and sometimes passion but always with judiciousness and in the light of deep reflection. The result is a masterly work which speaks to the politics of our own time." -Alvin Jackson, Richard Lodge Professor of History, University of Edinburgh"An extraordinary exploration of a political world whose dynamics continue to shape the future of liberal constitutionalism." -Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University"Crisp, authoritative and lucid." -Nicholas Owen, associate professor of politics, University of OxfordThe turbulent years of 1895 to 1914 changed Britain's political landscape for ever. They saw a transition from aristocratic rule to mass politics and

argues that it set the scene for much that is laudable about our nation today. [Publisher's text]

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