Lloyd George's 'New Domesday', initiated in 1910, yields valuable insights into Edwardian Britain. Using previously untapped sources, in this 1997 book Dr Short presents a coherent overview of this diverse and stimulating material, which will be of special interest to the growing number of scholars of early twentieth century Britain.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. An introduction; Part I. Processes and Representations: 2. Lloyd George, the 1909 Budget and the land campaign; 3. The national structure of the valuation process; 4. The survey procedures and documents; 5. The 1910 documents and archival policies; Part II. Themes and Locality Studies: 6. Projects and problems; 7. Urban social area analysis 1909¿14; 8. Rural society and economy 1909¿14; 9. Rural industrial communities on the eve of the Great War; 10. Contrasts and comparisons; 11. The survey in Ireland; 12. The survey in Scotland; 13. A discourse of state power 1909¿14; Bibliography; Appendices.