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The British General Election of 1931
Andrew Thorpe
出版
Clarendon Press
, 1991
主題
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections
ISBN
0198202180
9780198202189
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=bDGKAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The British general election of 1931 marked the culmination of a period of political and economic crisis, and has long been regarded as a watershed in twentieth-century British history. In the summer of 1931, a struggling Labour government collapsed: its leader, Ramsay MacDonald, stayed on to form a National government supported mainly by Conservatives and Liberals. Within six weeks, the decision to call an election was taken, and in the ensuing contest the Nationals won an overwhelming victory. Thorpe argues that while 1931 changed much, the general trends towards conservative hegemony and two-party politics were little disturbed by the crisis. He traces the background to the events of 1931, and examines their implications in detail.