Victorian Political Culture [electronic resource] : 'Habits of Heart and Mind'
Hawkins, Angus.
An original exploration of the distinctive values and cultures behind the political and constitutional transformations of the Victorian age. The Victorian age is often hailed as an example of Liberal modernity. But, as this study shows, fundamental public values gave a distinctive cast to Liberalism, Conservatism, radicalism, and Socialism, which defy the neat categorisation of Victorian Britain as an exemplar of the Liberal modern state.
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""Cover""; ""Victorian Political Culture: â€?Habits of Heart and Mindâ€?""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Graphs""; ""Figures""; ""Graphs""; ""Introduction ""; ""The Past, Morality, and Community""; ""Interpreting Political Culture""; ""1: The Sovereignty of Parliament""; ""British 'Exceptionalism'""; ""British Political Discourse""; ""2: A Constitutional Turning Point: 1828â€?1836""; ""The Collapse of 'Mixed Government' 1800â€?1830 ""; ""The Reform Crisis of  1828â€?1832 ""; ""The 1832 Reform Acts""
""3: â€?Parliamentary Governmentâ€? and its Critics: 1832â€?1867""""The Nature of Parlimentary Parties""; ""The Social Setting of Parliamentary Parties""; ""The Impact of Parliamentry Parties""; ""Earl Grey's Definition of 'Parliamentary Government'""; ""Peel's Conception of Exective Government""; ""The Radical Critique of 'Parliamentary Government'""; ""4: Constituency Politics: 1832â€?1867""; ""Constituency Communites""; ""Notions of Representation""; ""5: The Dynamics of Voting: 1832â€?1867""; ""Electoral Politics in England""; ""Electoral Politcs in Wales and Scotland""
""Electoral Politics in Ireland""""A Casting of Electoral Cultures""; ""6: The Moral Climate of Reform: 1848â€?1867""; ""From Retribution to Redemption""; ""'Democracy' and its Discontents""; ""Bageht's English Constitution""; ""7: â€?Shooting Niagaraâ€?: The 1867 Reform Acts""; ""The Revival of Reform""; ""The Reform Debate: 1866-1867""; ""'A Leap in the Dark'""; ""8: The Demise of â€?Parliamentary Governmentâ€?: 1868â€?1884""; ""The Processes of Electoral Reform""; ""Party Organization In The Constituencies""; ""Parties in Parliament""; ""9: Party, Society, and the State: 1886â€?1914""
""The Rise of National Parties""""Society, Morality, and The State""; ""Social Reform and Welfare""; ""The Realignment of Progressive Politics""; ""Popular Conservatism""; ""10: Epilogue""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Manuscript Sources""; ""Contemoprary Publications, Memoirs, Diaries, Letters, and Biographies""; ""Secondary Sources""; ""Articles and Essays""; ""Unpublished Theses""; ""Reference""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An original exploration of the distinctive values and cultures behind the political and constitutional transformations of the Victorian age. The Victorian age is often hailed as an example of Liberal modernity. But, as this study shows, fundamental public values gave a distinctive cast to Liberalism, Conservatism, radicalism, and Socialism, which defy the neat categorisation of Victorian Britain as an exemplar of the Liberal modern state.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).
Political culture
Government - Non-U.S.
Regions & Countries - Europe
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Law, Politics & Government
Government - Europe
Great Britain