TY - JOUR

T1 - Lancashire and the New Liberalism

T2 - A half-century retrospective

AU - Collinson, Marc

N1 - 6 month embargo upon publication

PY - 2021/8

Y1 - 2021/8

N2 - This article reflects on the significance of P.F. Clarke’s seminal Lancashire and the New Liberalism. It considers the book’s influence on academic debates over the ‘franchise factor’ in Labour’s displacement of the Liberal party, its influence on how we perceive Lancashire as an historical case study, and how it shaped subsequent interpretations of British political history. This short article is hopefully the first in a new subcategory of retrospective essays for Transactions. These will reflect on a significant text affecting the historical study of Lancashire and Cheshire. Authors will draw out the key themes of the individual work and discuss their significance on subsequent historiographical debate and methodological practice.1

AB - This article reflects on the significance of P.F. Clarke’s seminal Lancashire and the New Liberalism. It considers the book’s influence on academic debates over the ‘franchise factor’ in Labour’s displacement of the Liberal party, its influence on how we perceive Lancashire as an historical case study, and how it shaped subsequent interpretations of British political history. This short article is hopefully the first in a new subcategory of retrospective essays for Transactions. These will reflect on a significant text affecting the historical study of Lancashire and Cheshire. Authors will draw out the key themes of the individual work and discuss their significance on subsequent historiographical debate and methodological practice.1

U2 - https://doi.org/10.3828/transactions.170.4

DO - https://doi.org/10.3828/transactions.170.4

M3 - Literature review

VL - 170

SP - 7

EP - 14

JO - Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

JF - Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

SN - 0140-332X

IS - 1

ER -