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

• Autore: Saunders Robert
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.41/05
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Democracy and the vote in British politics, 1848-1867
• ISBN: 1-315-57639-2; 1-317-15316-2; 1-317-15315-4; 1-282-96340-6; 9786612963407; 1-4094-1795-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785667203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II