The Struggle for Civil Liberties: Political Freedom and the Rule of Law in Britain, 1914-1945

by K. D. Ewing, C. A. Gearty

Overview

This book is an account of the struggle for civil liberties against the State in which groups such as the anti-war protestors, the Irish nationalists, the Communist party, trade unionists, and the unemployed workers' movement found themselves involved in the first half of the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198256656
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/06/2000
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

both at King's College London

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. First World War3. The Communist Party of Great Britain4. The General Strike and its Aftermath5. Civil Liberties in the 1930s6. The Rise and Fall of Fascism1. Introduction2. First World War3. The Communist Party of Great Britain4. The General Strike and its Aftermath5. Civil Liberties in the 1930s6. The Rise and Fall of Fascism

Editorial Reviews

This is a powerful piece of advocacy. I'd pick Ewing and Gearty for my counsels any day.
—London Review of Books

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