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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460102703321

Autore

Saunders Robert

Titolo

Democracy and the vote in British politics, 1848-1867 [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the second Reform Act / / Robert Saunders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2011

ISBN

1-317-15316-2

1-317-15315-4

1-282-96340-6

9786612963407

1-4094-1795-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Disciplina

342.41/05

Soggetti

Election law - Great Britain - History

Representative government and representation - Great Britain - History

Suffrage - Great Britain - History

Voting - Great Britain - History

Democracy - Great Britain - History

Representative government and representation

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Democracy and the Vote in British Politics; 1 Reform and Revolution, 1848-1852; 2 Peelites, Protectionists and Popular Toryism; 3 The Coalition and the Crimea, 1852-1855; 4 Grasping the Nettle: The Reform Bills of 1859 and 1860; 5 Democracy in Practice: France and America; 6 'The Liberal Dilemma'; 7 The Liberal Collapse; 8 The Accidental Revolution: The Making of the Second Reform Act; Epilogue: 'Toryism on a National Foundation'; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Second Reform Act, passed in 1867, created a million new voters, doubling the electorate and propelling the British state into the age of mass politics. This study provides the first analysis of the subject from



the demise of Chartism to the passage o