Rethinking the Edwardian Crisis of Conservatism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8959548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Thackeray (0000-0002-8555-7080, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 191-213 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x10000518 |
| OpenAlex | W2036909447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article reconsiders the culture of popular Conservatism in Edwardian Britain, when it has often been claimed that the Unionist parties underwent a profound crisis. According to Ewen Green, for example, in the immediate years before the First World War, Conservative leaders failed to offer policies that could unite their party or enable it to develop an effective popular appeal. Consequently, the party appeared to be drifting towards potential disaster and disintegration. Whilst historians are correct to argue that deep divisions emerged within the Unionist ranks, inhibiting their electoral prospects, the vibrancy of rank-and-file Conservatism in Edwardian Britain nevertheless tends to be underestimated. By embracing a variety of populist causes in 1913–14, the Conservative party appeared to have found a way to overcome its electoral malaise. Moreover, by taking important steps to widen their social appeal, the Conservatives laid the foundations for post-war success during these years of supposed ‘crisis’
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Political Cannibalism Among Edwardian Conservatives
Popular Conservatism in Britain, 1832–1914
Troubled Tories
Home and Politics
The Conservative Party, Patriotism, and British Politics
The electoral position of the Liberal and Labour parties, 1910–1914
Class and Gender in the Making of Urban Toryism, 1880–1914
British Conservatism and Class Politics in the 1920s
Villa Toryism’ and Popular Conservatism in Leeds, 1885–1902
Radical Conservatism
The Radical Right and the Crisis of Conservatism before the First World War
Rationing, austerity and the Conservative party recovery after 1945
The Confederacy and the Purge of the Unionist Free Traders, 1906–1910
Bluff, Bluster and brinkmanship
Jesse Collings and land reform, 1886-1914
Joseph Chamberlain, the Conservative party and the Leamington Spa candidature dispute of 1895
Constructing a Tory world-view
Pictorial Lies'? - Posters and Politics in Britain c.1880-1914
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2019 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |