Culture, politics, and national identity in Wales, 1832-1886 / Matthew Cragoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cragoe, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Wales--History--19th century.

Political culture.

Nationalism--Wales--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Wales--Politics and government--19th century.

Wales.

Wales--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Culture, Politics and National Identity in Wales 1832-86 offers the first comprehensive account of politics in Victorian Wales. Based on a wealth of previously unused sources in both English and Welsh, and grounded firmly in recent scholarship on electioneering elsewhere in Britain, it challenges the existing narrative of political history in the principality. Arguing for the importance of a range of political opinion beyond that distinctively radical Liberalism which dominates modern accounts, it suggests that politics in nineteenth century Wales was more participatory and nationalistic than

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Lineaments of Politics; 2. Elections in Wales, 1832-1886; 3. Registration and Organization; 4. Fighting Elections in Wales; 5. The Problem of Landed Influence; 6. The Problem of Preacher Influence: Chapel Politics; 7. Politics, Propaganda, and the Public; 8. Parliamentary Representation, c.1832-1886; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Constitutencies; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; M; P; R; S; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-290) and indexes.

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ISBN:

1-4294-2129-0

0-19-151336-9

1-280-75921-6

OCLC:

437108811