The transformation of urban liberalism : party politics and urban governance in late nineteenth-century England

The transformation of urban liberalism : party politics and urban governance in late nineteenth-century England /

The Transformation of Urban Liberalism re-evaluates the dramatic and turbulent political decade following the 'Third Reform Act', and questions whether the Liberal Party's political heartlands - the urban boroughs - really were in decline. Using parallel case studies, James Moore illu...

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Main Author: Moore, James R., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., ©2006.
Series:Historical urban studies.
Subjects:
Liberal Party (Great Britain) > History > 19th century.
Liberalism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Municipal government > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • The rise of Manchester radicalism
  • Leicester liberalism : an uneasy alliance
  • Manchester and the home rule crisis
  • Leicester : unionism marginalised?
  • Municipal scandals and realignment
  • The "politicisation" of the town hall
  • Manchester's suburban radicalism
  • Incorporation : an agent of radicalism?
  • Manchester and the rise of progressivism
  • The Labour challenge in Leicester.

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