Politics without democracy, 1815-1914 : perception and preoccupation in British government

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Politics without democracy, 1815-1914 : perception and preoccupation in British government

Michael Bentley

(Blackwell classic histories of England)

Blackwell, 1999, c1996

2nd ed

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"First published by Fontana 1984. Second edition published by Fontana Press 1996. Reissued by Blackwell Publishers Ltd 1999."--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-319) and index

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Description

Politics Without Democracy provides an entertaining and highly original view of how Britain made a peaceful transition to representative democracy - a change characterized in other countries by convulsive and bloody civil strife.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Map: Some Places. Introduction to the First Edition. Introduction to the Second Edition. Part I: Pressure from Without, 1815-65: . 1. The Transformation of Party. 2. Renewal and Consolidation. 3. The Mechanics of Stability. Part II: Pressure from Within, 1865-1914: . 4. Occupying the Centre. 5. Conservative Ascendancy. 6. Breaking the Mould?. Appendix: Some People. Notes. Bibliography. Research Theses. Primary Sources. Further Reading. Index.

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