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Parliamentary reform, 1785-1928

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Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928 surveys the dynamically changing role of the British Parliament from the pre-reformed Parliament through the 1832 Great Reform Act Chartism the campaign for working class suffrage Catholic emancipation the long struggle for the granting of female suffrage.Beginning with a wide survey of the origins and nature of Parliament, the author offers a detailed context for the campaigns for its reformation of in the nineteenth century and the attitude of Victorians towards it. This comprehensive approach

Title Parliamentary reform, 1785-1928 / Sean Lang.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher London
New York : Routledge
Creation Date 1999
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.
English
Content HALF-TITLE
TITLE
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
SERIES PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 THE UNREFORMED PARLIAMENT
2 THE GREAT REFORM ACT
3 CHARTISM: THE DEMAND FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
4 DISRAELI AND THE SECOND REFORM ACT
5 THE PROFESSIONALISATION OF POLITICS, 1867-1900
6 THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AND THE GROWTH OF DEMOCRACY
7 THE DECLINE OF THE MONARCHY AND THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
8 VOTES FOR WOMEN
NOTES AND SOURCES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Series Questions and analysis in history
Extent 1 online resource (191 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010700042505171
MARC RECORDS

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