Electoral reform at work : local politics and national parties, 1832-1841 /

The Reform Act of 1832 set in motion the political transformation of Britain. Drawing on hitherto neglected local archives, Dr Salmon demonstrates how the practical details of this extensively debated Parliamentary reform, aided by the workings of the New Poor Law (1834) and Municipal Corporations A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Salmon, Philip, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, 2002.
Colección:Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
Temas:
1800-1899
Local elections > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Elections > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Political parties > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Élections > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Elections.
Local elections.
Political parties.
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Reform Act of 1832 set in motion the political transformation of Britain. Drawing on hitherto neglected local archives, Dr Salmon demonstrates how the practical details of this extensively debated Parliamentary reform, aided by the workings of the New Poor Law (1834) and Municipal Corporations Act (1835), had a profound impact on borough and county politics, laying the constitutional foundations for the representative democracy of the Victorians.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 302 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-294) and index.
ISBN:0585490910
9780585490915
9781846150692
1846150698
ISSN:0269-2244

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