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The 1832 Reform Act was a watershed in the history of modern Britain, profoundly affecting the composition of parliament and the course of all subsequent legislation. This new edition of The Great Reform Act of 1832 extends and updates Eric J. Evans's classic account of the crucial political and economic issues and: * highlights the travails of Toryism at the end of the 1820s * clarifies complex questions of policy * shows the connections between the Reform Act of 1832 and subsequent radical show more activity and reform legislation * presents revised electoral statistics. An accessible and stimulating guide to the student of modern political history, students of history and political history will find this invaluable to their studies. show lessTags
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Eric J. Evans is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at Lancaster University, UK. His many books include Sir Robert Peel: Statesmanship, Power and Party (2nd edition, 2006). The Forging of the Modern State: Early Industrial Britain, 1783-1870 (3rd edition, 2001). The Shaping of Modern Britain: Identity, Industry and Empire, 1780-1914 (2011).
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Great Reform Act of 1832
- Important events
- Reform Act
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 328.3 — Society, government, & culture Political science U.S. Congress - Legislation & Legislative Process Specific topics of legislative bodies
- LCC
- JN543 .E93 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (Europe) Political institutions and public administration (Europe) Great Britain
- BISAC
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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