The Golden Talking-Shop: The Oxford Union Debates Empire, World War, Revolution, and Women

Synopsis

The Story Of Britain - And The World - In The First Half Of The Twentieth Century, As Seen From The Perspective Of The World's Most Famous Debating Society. A Vivid, Sometimes Piquant, Picture Of A Britain That Is Now Passing From Living Memory - And A Powerful Reminder Of The Ways In Which The Past Really Is A Foreign Country. 1. Our Empire: Pride Before Fall -- 2. South Africa--last Late Prize -- 3. Chamberlain -- 4. Enter The Liberals -- 5. 'the Whole University Marching Down The High' -- 6. Mourning Their Lordships, Worrying About Women -- 7. Unions, Women, And Unionists -- 8. On The Eve -- 9. The Threshold Of The New -- 10. The Consequences Of The Peace -- 11. A Rather Circumspect New World -- 12. Imperial Fatigue And New Clouds -- 13. The Old Familiar Faces -- 14. We Go In The Dark -- 15. The Sunlit Uplands--almost -- 16. All Sorts Of Dangerous Modern Ideas -- 17. The Old Order Not Changing Very Much -- 18. Invading Countries Is Wrong. Selected And Edited With A Historical Narrative By Edward Pearce. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.