| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 375 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Aspects of history
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Lee, Stephen J., 1945-
Aspects of history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-359) and index. |
| Contents |
1. An introduction to British political history 1815-1914 -- 2. Britain and the threat of revolution 1789-1832 -- 3. Tory rule 1812-30 -- 4. The foreign policy of Castlereagh and Canning -- 5. The 1832 Reform Act -- 6. Whig reforms in the 1830s -- 7. Sir Robert Peel as party leader and national statesman -- 8. Chartism -- 9. The Corn Laws and their repeal -- 10. Palmerston's foreign and domestic policies -- 11. Parliamentary reform: 1867 and beyond -- 12. Disraeli and the Conservative party -- 13. Gladstone, Liberalism and Ireland -- 14. The foreign policy of Disraeli and Gladstone -- 15. British imperialism and the Scramble for Africa -- 16. Conservative ascendancy 1885-1905 -- 17. Liberal domestic policies 1905-14 -- 18. The rise of the Labour party before 1914 -- 19. From splendid isolation to war; British foreign policy 1895-1914 -- 20. Government policy and the economy 1815-1914 -- 21. Government policy towards social problems 1815-1914. |
| Summary |
Aspects of British Political History, 1815-1914 examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form; introduces fresh angles to long-studied topics; consolidates a great body of recent research; analyses views of different historians; gives concise treatment to complex issues; [is] directly relevant to A-Level and undergraduate questions and courses; [is] carefully organised to reflect the way teachers tackle this course; [is] written by an experienced and renowned textbook author; and [is] illustrated with helpful maps, charts, photographs and cartoons. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1901-1910.
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| Chronological Term |
1901-1910 |
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1800-1910 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lee, Stephen J., 1945- Aspects of British political history, 1815-1914. London ; New York : Routledge, 1994 0415090067 (DLC) 94000432 (OCoLC)29792362 |
| ISBN |
9781136801099 (electronic book) |
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113680109X (electronic book) |
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9780203827406 |
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0203827406 |
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0415090067 |
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9780415090063 |
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0415090075 |
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9780415090070 |
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