Lloyd George and the Challenge of Labour: Post-War Coalition, 1918-1922

by Chris Wrigley

The way Lloyd George's post-war coalition government handled the upsurge of labor unrest after the end of the First World War is the subject of this new book. Wrigley demonstrates how very skillful Lloyd George was in defusing situations --- such as the miners' unrest --- which disturbed the social order; overall, his response to industrial turmoil was a firm and determined one. This book is a major contribution to the study of British political and industrial history of the years immediately after the First World War.

326 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1990

About the author

Chris Wrigley is Emeritus Professor of History at Nottingham University, UK. Previously, he taught at Queen's University, Belfast, and Loughborough University. He was on the Economic History Society Council from 1983 for nearly 30 years, and President of the Historical Association from 1996 until 1999.