Electing our masters
Subtitle: the hustings in British politics from Hogarth to Blair
By: Jon Lawrence.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780199550128
Subjects: Elections -- Great Britain -- History; Political campaigns -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: An engaging history of electioneering in Britain from the 18th century to the present, this book highlights how the television age has altered the interaction of politicians and public and asks what the media must now do to reinvigorate public politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.