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UNINA9910460102703321 |
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Autore |
Saunders Robert |
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Titolo |
Democracy and the vote in British politics, 1848-1867 [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the second Reform Act / / Robert Saunders |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2011 |
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1-317-15316-2 |
1-317-15315-4 |
1-282-96340-6 |
9786612963407 |
1-4094-1795-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Great Britain Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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