Revolution to Devolution
Reflections on Welsh Democracy
Published on 15. September 2014
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-78316-088-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is an integrated range of studies, focussing on Wales, by a long-established, internationally-recognised academic authority and member of the House of Lords, on the advance of democracy and the evolving idea of national identity in modern Britain. Looking back to the impact of change in Europe and the wider world from the 1789 revolution in France onwards, this book covers key personalities such as Lloyd George, the impact of the First World War in Wales, and relates to contemporary debates on Scottish independence and the connections with Europe. It opens up wider issues of open government, foreign policy, the rule of law and and cultural diversity.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78316-088-4 (9781783160884)
DOI
10.1234/b11543
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E-Book
09/2014
1st Edition
University of Wales Press
€181.09
Available for download
Person
Both academic readers and the general public interested in modern British and Welsh history, and the advance of modern democracy down to the advent of Devolution. Also readers interested in modern constitutional change, especially in the light of the coming referendum in Scotland and the debate over the UK's relationship with Europe.
Content
Foreword
1. Consensus and Conflict in Modern Welsh History
2. Democracy in Wales, Chartism to Devolution
3. Kentucky's 'Cottage-bred Man': Abraham Lincoln and Welsh Democracy
4. The Relevance of Henry Richard
5. Lloyd George as a Parliamentarian
6. Flintshire's Liberal Loyalist: the Political Achievement of Sir Herbert Lewis
7. Wales and the First World War
8. Alfred Zimmern's Brave New World: Liberalism and the League in 1919 and After
9. England, Wales, Britain and the Audit of War
10. Power and Glory: Labour in War and Reconstruction 1939 - 1951
11. Welsh Devolution: the past and the future
12. Wales and Europe: From Revolutionary Convention to Welsh Assembly, 1789 - 2014
Postscript: A Tale of Two Unions
1. Consensus and Conflict in Modern Welsh History
2. Democracy in Wales, Chartism to Devolution
3. Kentucky's 'Cottage-bred Man': Abraham Lincoln and Welsh Democracy
4. The Relevance of Henry Richard
5. Lloyd George as a Parliamentarian
6. Flintshire's Liberal Loyalist: the Political Achievement of Sir Herbert Lewis
7. Wales and the First World War
8. Alfred Zimmern's Brave New World: Liberalism and the League in 1919 and After
9. England, Wales, Britain and the Audit of War
10. Power and Glory: Labour in War and Reconstruction 1939 - 1951
11. Welsh Devolution: the past and the future
12. Wales and Europe: From Revolutionary Convention to Welsh Assembly, 1789 - 2014
Postscript: A Tale of Two Unions