The British General Election of 1931 - Hardcover

'The approach provides publishers with a conveniently-packaged book with an instantly recognizable title, and authors with an off-the-peg methodology ... lucidly written and fairly balanced chapters on some highly contentious matters ... Interesting new emphases do emerge and some older arguments are given added weight.' John Ramsden, University of London, Albion 'Thorpe's arguments are carefully documented ... Thorpe's book-length concentration on the immediate before and after of the election, laced with election and opinion statistics, is virtually one of a kind. Undergraduates, graduates, and specialists in the field should profit from this volume, in which they will find the arguments reasonable, compelling, and well supported with facts.' Robert Cole, Utah State University, History Reviews of New Books (US) Fall, 1992 `meticulously and impressively researched. ... The narrative is comprehensive and convincing. ... a useful monograph, and a sound platform from which to proffer a broader perspective in the future.' Duncan Tanner, History 'Thorpe provides an admirable guide to this turning point in twentieth-century British history.' David Butler, Nuffield College, Oxford, Political Studies (1992), XL 'Andrew Thorpe's title is altogether too modest - he has in fact provided us with an excellent political history of the entire 1931 crisis. ...Andrew Thorpe has certainly succeeded in casting a great deal of light on the politics of this period, and his book will be of great value to all those studying it.' Tom Buchanan, Labour History Review 'Thorpe offers an exhaustive account of how the 1929 parliament stuggled towards disaster. ... he has also worked meticulously on candidacies and on the statistical outcome. ... Thorpe provides an admirable guide to this turning point in twentieth-century British history.' David Butler, Political Studies 'Andrew Thorpe has provided an ample historical study which challenges many of the judgements in R. Bassett's 1931:Political Crisis and explains much about the most overwhelming landslide in British elections.' Electoral Studies, Volume 11 Number 1 `comprehensive new study.' Times Literary Supplement