Speaking for the People
Subtitle: Party, Language and Popular Politics in England, 18671914
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 9, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780521893664
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; c 1900 - c 1914; History: World; History; History - General History; England; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; Political Process - Elections; Western Europe - General; Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-; Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901; History / Europe / Western; History / Great Britain; History-Europe - Great Britain - General; Political Science-Political Process - Elections
First sentence: By the late nineteenth century there was a broad consensus among historians and political commentators that British history had been characterised by the slow, but inexorable growth of constitutional liberties and democratic influence.