The British General Election of 1931

by Andrew Thorpe

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198202180
• ISBN13: 9780198202189
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 126.00 lbs.