The Political Life of Josiah C. Wedgwood: Land, Liberty and Empire, 1872-1943

by Paul Mulvey

In his day, "Josh" Wedgwood was one of Britain's best-known and most outspoken Radical politicians. He served in three wars, and, in a Parliamentary career lasting from 1906 to 1943, first with the Liberals, and then with Labour, he fought to uphold personal liberty and to limit the power of the state. Instead of the collectivism of socialists or social imperialists, Wedgwood advocated a Radical vision of Victorian Individualism as the solution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861933087
• ISBN13: 9780861933082
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Royal Historical Society
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"