Victorian political culture : 'habits of heart and mind' /

"This study of British political culture from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century examines the public values that informed perceptions of the constitution, electoral activity, party partisanship, and political organization"--Jacket.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkins, Angus
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom: Oxford, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1800 - 1901
Political culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Political culture.
Politics and government.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The Sovereignty of Parliament
  • A Constitutional Turning Point: 1828-1836
  • 'Parliamentary Government' and its Critics: 1832-1867
  • Constituency Politics: 1832-1867
  • The Dynamics of Voting: 1832-1867
  • The Moral Climate of Reform: 1848-1867
  • 'Shooting Niagara': the 1867 Reform Acts
  • The Demise of 'Parliamentary Government': 1868-1884
  • Party, Society and the State: 1886-1905
  • Epilogue.

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