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Aspects of British political history, 1815-1914
- Title
- Aspects of British political history, 1815-1914 / Stephen J. Lee.
- Author
- Lee, Stephen J., 1945-
- Publication
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DA530 .L44 1994 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 375 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Aspects of British Political History, 1815-1914 examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form; introduces fresh angles to long-studied topics; consolidates a great body of recent research; analyses views of different historians; gives concise treatment to complex issues; [is] directly relevant to A-Level and undergraduate questions and courses; [is] carefully organised to reflect the way teachers tackle this course; [is] written by an experienced and renowned textbook author; and [is] illustrated with helpful maps, charts, photographs and cartoons.
- Series Statement
- Aspects of history
- Lee, Stephen J., 1945- Aspects of history
- Subjects
- Great Britain
- Geschichte 1815-1914
- 1800-1910
- Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1901-1910
- Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1901-1910
- Großbritannien
- Politieke geschiedenis
- Politics and government
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. An introduction to British political history 1815-1914 -- 2. Britain and the threat of revolution 1789-1832 -- 3. Tory rule 1812-30 -- 4. The foreign policy of Castlereagh and Canning -- 5. The 1832 Reform Act -- 6. Whig reforms in the 1830s -- 7. Sir Robert Peel as party leader and national statesman -- 8. Chartism -- 9. The Corn Laws and their repeal -- 10. Palmerston's foreign and domestic policies -- 11. Parliamentary reform: 1867 and beyond -- 12. Disraeli and the Conservative party -- 13. Gladstone, Liberalism and Ireland -- 14. The foreign policy of Disraeli and Gladstone -- 15. British imperialism and the Scramble for Africa -- 16. Conservative ascendancy 1885-1905 -- 17. Liberal domestic policies 1905-14 -- 18. The rise of the Labour party before 1914 -- 19. From splendid isolation to war; British foreign policy 1895-1914 -- 20. Government policy and the economy 1815-1914 -- 21. Government policy towards social problems 1815-1914.
- ISBN
- 0415090067
- 9780415090063
- 0415090075
- 9780415090070
- LCCN
- 94000432
- OCLC
- ocm29792362
- 29792362
- SCSB-14103184
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library