The people's bread [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the Anti-Corn Law League / / Paul A. Pickering and Alex Tyrrell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461415703321
• Autore: Pickering Paul A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Leicester University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 1-283-19414-7; 9786613194145; 0-567-20497-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TyrrellAlex
• Disciplina: 322.4/3/0941
• Soggetti: Corn laws (Great Britain) - History - 19th century; Protectionism - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Free trade - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Grain trade - Government policy - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Electronic books.
• 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: Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 'An Engine of Political Warfare'; 3 A Nation of Repealers: The League in the English Provinces and Scotland; 4 West Britons: The League in Wales and Ireland; 5 The Organ of Veneration: The League and Religion; 6 'The Petticoat Politicians of Manchester': Women and the League; 7 'The People's Grain': The League and the Working Class; 8 'A Guerilla Warfare': The League and Parliament; 9 Theatres of Discussion: League Meetings and Rituals; 10 'The Progeny of Mammon': A Biographical Analysis of the Manchester Anti-Corn Law Association Council, 1839-4011 Conclusion: 'A Long and Doubtful Road'; Appendix 1: Anti-Corn Law Associations, 1838-44; Appendix 2: Localities Represented at League National Delegate Conferences; Appendix 3: Members of Parliament who Voted for Total and Immediate Repeal, 1842-46; Appendix 4: Manchester Anti-Corn Law Association Council, 1839-40; Appendix 5: Occupation Profile of the Manchester ACLA Council, 1839-40; Select ; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Formed in 1839, the Anti-Corn Law League was one of the most important campaigns to introduce the ideas of economic liberalism into mainstream political discourse in Britain. Its aspiration for free trade played a crucial role in defining the agenda of nineteenth-century liberalism and shaping the modern British state. Its faith in the free market still resonates in Britain's public policy debates today. This is the first comprehensive study of the League which makes use of recent methodological developments in social history.