Joseph Chamberlain
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Joseph Chamberlain

A Most Radical Imperialist

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Joseph Chamberlain

A Most Radical Imperialist

About this book

Joseph Chamberlain was a dynamic orator, notable reformer and superb parliamentary tactician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In his early political career Chamberlain was a radically minded Liberal Party member and a supporter of political reform, yet after the Liberal Split, his allegiance changed dramatically when his Liberal Unionist Party entered into alliance with the Conservatives. As Colonial Secretary in Salisbury's government, he was a prime instigator of the Boer War and an important negotiator in the attempts to build an Anglo-German alliance. Ultimately disenchanted with the Conservative leadership of Salisbury and Balfour, he played an integral role in the Unionist Split over the issue of Tariff Reform which ultimately led to Balfour's downfall. Travis Crosby here sheds light on an often-overlooked, but exceptionally influential politician. He argues that Chamberlain was driven primarily by a personal need for power and control - characteristics that went beyond political loyalties. Nevertheless, his accomplishments as chief spokesman for electoral and social reform, and his achievements as Colonial Secretary, were genuine and lasting.This book sheds new light on an influential character who played an important role in the development of British politics.

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Information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781848857537
eBook ISBN
9780857719508
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. 1. The Pursuit of Power
  6. 2. An Entrepreneurial
  7. 3. The Radical Politician
  8. 4. Minister of the Crown
  9. 5. The Making of an Imperialist
  10. 6. Fluctuating Schemes
  11. 7. In the Wilderness
  12. 8. The Puritan Maid
  13. 9. Power Deferred
  14. 10. Power Gained
  15. 11. Joe's War?
  16. 12. Tariff Reform
  17. 13. Power Lost
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index