Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The origins of party; 2. The two nations; 3. The liberal supremacy, 1830–85; 4. Land of hope and glory; 5. Indian summer; 6. The liberal decline; 7. The Labour Party, 1918–40; 8. The Conservative Party, 1922–45; 9. The party conflict; Index.

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An historical analysis of the nature, growth and activity of organised political parties in England, from the Civil War to the general election of 1959.