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Class or Conjuncture? Explanations and Deductions of Liberal Politics - The Climax of Liberal Politics: British Liberalism in Theory and Practice, 1868–1918. By Michael Bentley. Winchester, Mass.: Edward Arnold, 1987. Pp. xviii + 247. - Liberalism and Liberal Politics in Edwardian England. By George L. Bernstein. Baltimore: Allen & Unwin, 1986. Pp. xviii + 158.

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The Climax of Liberal Politics: British Liberalism in Theory and Practice, 1868–1918. By Michael Bentley. Winchester, Mass.: Edward Arnold, 1987. Pp. xviii + 247.
Liberalism and Liberal Politics in Edwardian England. By George L. Bernstein. Baltimore: Allen & Unwin, 1986. Pp. xviii + 158.

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Journal of British Studies , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , July 1989 , pp. 312 - 324
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