UID:
edocfu_9959235173702883
Format:
1 online resource (90 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-96001-8
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1-134-96002-6
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1-280-46314-7
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9786610463145
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0-203-12925-3
Series Statement:
Lancaster pamphlets
Content:
With a public career spanning 62 years, Gladstone dominated the Victorian political arena. Yet he remains an enigmatic figure; a high Anglican, Tory protectionist who became leader of the Liberals, a party associated with free trade and religious Nonconformity. Michael Winstanley examines both Gladstone and the environment in which he operated, concentrating in particular on the political and social composition of the party which he led. He argues that the parliamentary `Gladstonian Liberals' were far from unqualified supporters of Gladstone and that much of his power was derived from his popu
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Chronological table of events; 1 Interpretations of Gladstone; 2 The Liberals; 3 Gladstone and the Liberals, 1859...74; 4 Doubts, desertions and decline, 1880...94; 5 Conclusion; Appendix: British election results, 1857...1900; Select bibliography
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-17728-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-03574-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203129258
