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Autore |
Hawkins Angus |
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Titolo |
The forgotten prime minister [[electronic resource] ] : the 14th Earl of Derby . Volume II Achievements: 1851-1869 / / Angus Hawkins |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-960514-9 |
9786611825461 |
1-281-82546-8 |
0-19-154807-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (546 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prime ministers - Great Britain |
Statesmen - Great Britain |
Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901 |
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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 indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; LIST OF PLATES; GENEALOGICAL TABLES; 1. Derby's First Premiership: 1852; 2. 'Killing with Kindness': 1852-1855; 3. War and Peace: 1855-1858; 4. Derby's Second Premiership: 1858-1859; 5. Watching and Waiting: 1859-1866; 6. Derby's Third Premiership: 1866-1868; 7. Recession and Reputation: 1868-1869; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first full biographical study of Lord Derby - the first British statesman to become prime minister three times and the longest serving leader in the history of British party politics. A book that will seriously affect the way we think not only about Derby himself, but also about Victorian politics and society more generally. - ;Lord Derby was the first British statesman to become prime minister three times. He remains the longest serving party leader in modern British politics, heading the Conservative party for twenty-two years from 1846 to 1868. He abolished slavery in the British Empire |
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