Aristocratic Government in the Age of Reform: Whigs and Liberals 1830-1852

by Peter Mandler

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This book challenges the view that there was a smooth and inevitable progression towards liberalism in early nineteenth-century England. It examines the argument of the high whigs that the landed aristocracy still had a positive contribution to make to the welfare of the people. This argument gained significance as the laissez-faire state met with serious reverses in the 1830s and 1840s, when the bulk of the people proved unwilling to accept the "compromise"...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198217811

ISBN13:9780198217817

Release Date:September 1990

Publisher:Clarendon Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.38 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Elections & Political Process Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences

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