Re-reading the Constitution - New Narratives in the Political History of England's Long Nineteenth Century

A re-examination of the debates over the meaning of the English constitution, first published in 1996.

List of contents

List of figures; Notes on the contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Notes towards an introduction James Vernon; 2. 'Our real constitution': trial defence and radical memory in the age of revolution James Epstein; 3. The English people and their constitution after Waterloo: parliamentary reform, 1815-17 Jonathan Fulcher; 4. Public opinion, violence and the limits of constitutional politics Dror Wahrman; 5. Making room at the public bar: coroners' inquests, medical knowledge and the politics of the constitution in early nineteenth-century England Ian Burney; 6. Republicanism reappraised: anti-monarchism and the English radical tradition, 1850-72 Antony Taylor; 7. The constitution and the narrative structure of Victorian politics Patrick Joyce; 8. Narrating the constitution: the discourse of 'the real' and the fantasies of nineteenth-century constitutional history James Vernon; 9. Gender, class and the constitution: franchise reform in England, 1832-1928 Anna Clark; Index.

Summary

Developing the insights of the cultural history of politics, this 1996 book re-examines the debates over the meaning of the English constitution from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries, and establishes clearly its centrality to our understanding of English politics, history and national identity.

Product details

• Assisted by: James Vernon (Editor), Vernon James (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.1996
• EAN: 9780521464741
• ISBN: 978-0-521-46474-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 580 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; England, Wales, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, LAW / Constitutional, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, C 1700 To C 1800, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Wales / Cymru