Victorian Political Culture - ''Habits of Heart and Mind''

Zusatztext a mine of useful information for those new to the subject while providing a judicious and elegant synthesis of recent research which will appeal to novices and aficionados alike ... Victorian Political Culture is essential reading for all students of Victorian politics, but it should also be read by anyone with an interest in the workings of Victorian society who wants to understand the central role of politics and political institutions within it. Informationen zum Autor Angus Hawkins is Professor of Modern British History at Oxford University and a Fellow of Keble College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written widely on Victorian politics, including his two-volume biography of the 14th Earl of Derby, entitled The Forgotten Prime Minister, also published by Oxford University Press. Klappentext An original exploration of the distinctive values and cultures behind the political and constitutional transformations of the Victorian age Zusammenfassung An original exploration of the distinctive values and cultures behind the political and constitutional transformations of the Victorian age Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Sovereignty of Parliament 2: A Constitutional Turning Point: 1828-1836 3: 'Parliamentary Government' and its Critics: 1832-1867 4: Constituency Politics: 1832-1867 5: The Dynamics of Voting: 1832-1867 6: The Moral Climate of Reform: 1848-1867 7: 'Shooting Niagara': the 1867 Reform Acts 8: The Demise of 'Parliamentary Government': 1868-1884 9: Party, Society and the State: 1886-1905 10: Epilogue

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• Authors: Angus Hawkins
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9780198728481
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872848-1
• No. of pages: 444
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political structure & processes, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Political structure and processes