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Auteur(s) : Johnson, Matthew (1981-....)
Titre(s) : Militarism and the British Left [Texte imprimé] : 1902-1914 / Matthew Johnson
Publication : Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Description matérielle : xi, 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Comprend : Introduction: Militarism and the Left: conceptual problems and the case of Britain
; 1. Ideological context: war, martial values, and military prestige ; 2. Civil-military
relations under the pre-war liberal governments ; 3. The militarization of the state:
armaments, popular navalism, and the liberal party ; 4. The militarization of society:
compulsory service, the National Service League, and progressive politics ; 5. Alternatives
to conscription: Richard Burdon Haldane and a 'Liberal' nation-in-arms ; Conclusion
and epilogue: militarism and the Left by 1914, the Great War, and the coming of conscription.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-239) and index
Militarism is usually regarded as a phenomenon of the political right. It has traditionally
been seen as alien - indeed, as antithetical - to the values and principles of the
left. In Britain during the years before the Great War, however, the relationship
between militarism and the politics of the left was a highly complex one. Militarism
in pre-war British society was manifest in a variety of forms, from popular enthusiasm
for war and martial values, to demands for greater provision to be made for the nation's
defence, and even in calls for the militarization of society itself. The response
of the political left to these challenges was ambivalent and contested. Whilst militaristic
sentiment and practice did not always sit comfortably alongside progressive principles,
an ideological space existed on the left in which militaristic ideas could take root.
Indeed, militarism could take on ostensibly 'progressive' forms that proved particularly
appealing to some elements on the left. Moving beyond the focus on pacifism and anti-militarism
that has characterized much of the existing scholarship on this subject, this book
explores the ways in which Liberals, socialists, and others on the left of British
politics were able to accommodate aspects of militarism during the years before 1914.
In doing so it offers an intriguing new perspective on the nature of militarism itself
Sujet(s) : Guerre et socialisme -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1900-1945
Partis de gauche -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1900-1945
Politique et gouvernement -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1901-1936
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137274120 (alk. paper). - ISBN 1137274123 (alk. paper). - ISBN 1137274131
(erroné) (electronic book). - ISBN 9781137274137 (erroné) (electronic book). - ISBN
9781137274144. - ISBN 113727414X
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