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  • 8 - The Social Problem

  • from III - 1885–1931: The Crises of Liberalism
  • James Vernon, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book:
    Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present
    Published online:
    14 January 2025
    Print publication:
    30 January 2025, pp 266-304

  • Summary

    How, given that in 1885 those unable to support themselves were considered personal failures, were they seen as victims of the failures of markets and governments to ensure their welfare by 1931?

  • 7 - The British Imperium

  • from III - 1885–1931: The Crises of Liberalism
  • James Vernon, University of California, Berkeley
  • Book:
    Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present
    Published online:
    14 January 2025
    Print publication:
    30 January 2025, pp 227-265

  • Summary

    How did those Britons who believed that free trade and the gold standard had effortlessly made Britain a world hegemon in 1885 lose the faith by 1931 when their Empire was the largest in the world?

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