Making aristocracy work
Subtitle: the peerage and the political system in Britain, 1884-1914
By: Andrew Adonis.
Series: Oxford historical monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- History -- 19th century.; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- History -- 20th century.; Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1901-1936.
Description: A study of the political role and activities of the peerage both inside and outside Parliament, the late 19th and early 20th century. Andrew Adonis reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of the House of Lords, and shows how its members were able to justify themselves by their work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-303) and index.