Thomas Hare and Political Representation in Victorian Britain [electronic resource] /
Parsons, F.author.
This book is a history of the emergence and development of the concept of proportional representation and its relation to political theory within the context of nineteenth-century British party politics focusing on Thomas Hare (1806-1891).
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; 1 The Life and Work of Thomas Hare, 1806-1891; Part II; 2 Personal Representation and the Clerisy, 1857-1859; 3 Personal Representation and the Second Reform Act, 1859-1867; 4 The Representative Reform Association, 1867-1874; 5 Proportional Representation and the Caucus, 1874-1884; 6 The Proportional Representation Society and the Third Reform Act, 1884-1888; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book is a history of the emergence and development of the concept of proportional representation and its relation to political theory within the context of nineteenth-century British party politics focusing on Thomas Hare (1806-1891).
Hare, Thomas, 1806-1891.
Great Britain. Parliament
Great Britain—History.
World politics.
Social history.
Elections.
History, Modern.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Political History.
Social History.
Electoral Politics.
Modern History.