Electoral Reform at Work: Local Politics and National Parties, 1832-1841 - Couverture souple

Salmon, Philip

 
9781843836421: Electoral Reform at Work: Local Politics and National Parties, 1832-1841
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1843836424 ISBN 13 : 9781843836421
Editeur : The Boydell Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book charts the political transformation of Britain that resulted from the "Great" Reform Act of 1832. It argues that this extensively debated parliamentary reform, aided by the workings of the New Poor Law (1834) and Municipal Corporations Act (1835), moved the nation far closer to a "modern" type of representative system than has previously been supposed. Drawing on hitherto neglected local archives and the records of election solicitors, Dr Salmon demonstrates how the Reform Act's practical details, far from being mere "small print", had a profound impact on borough and county politics. Combining computer-assisted electoral analysis with traditional methods, he traces the emergence of new types of voter partisanship and party organisation after 1832, and exposes key differences between the parties which resulted in a remarkable national recovery by the Conservative party. In passing he provides important new perspectives on issues such as MPs' relations with their constituents, the expense and culture of popular politics after 1832, the electoral impact of railway development, and the role of "deference voting" in the counties. Dr PHILIP SALMON is Editor of the 1832-1945 House of Commons project at the History of Parliament

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Revue de presse

Most welcome study... The great merit of the book lies in its detailed reconstruction of the operation of the Reform Act.... A major work which will be indispensable to historians for many years to come. --English Historical Review

A truly outstanding contribution to the field of parliamentary and electoral history. --Reviews In History

One of the most important books on nineteenth-century England in recent years. --Parliamentary History

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr PHILIP SALMON is Editor of the 1832-1945 House of Commons project at the History of Parliament

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Éditeur
The Boydell Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1843836424
ISBN 13 
9781843836421
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780861932610: Electoral Reform at Work: Local Politics and National Parties, 1832-1841

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0861932617 ISBN 13 :  9780861932610
Editeur : Royal Historical Society, 2002
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