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Making aristocracy work : the peerage and the political system in Britain, 1884-1914
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adonis, Andrew, Author.
- Series:
- Oxford historical monographs.
- Oxford historical monographs Making aristocracy work
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nobility--History--19th century--Great Britain.
- Nobility.
- Nobility--History--20th century--Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords--History--20th century.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1901-1936.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 311 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Making aristocracy work
- Oxford historical monographs
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of the political role and activities of the peerage both inside and outside Parliament, the late 19th and early 20th century. Andrew Adonis reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of the House of Lords, and shows how its members were able to justify themselves by their work.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191676031 (ebook) :
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