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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saunders, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Reform Act (1867).

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Parliament--Elections.

Election law--Great Britain--History.

Election law.

Representative government and representation--Great Britain--History.

Representative government and representation.

Suffrage--Great Britain--History.

Suffrage.

Voting--Great Britain--History.

Voting.

Democracy--Great Britain--History.

Democracy.

Great Britain--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57639-2

1-317-15316-2

1-317-15315-4

1-282-96340-6

9786612963407

1-4094-1795-6

9781315576398

OCLC:

700706388