End of the urban ancient regime in England:

Book Description: The 1835 Municipal Reform Act is both a consequence and a continuation of the 1832 Reform Act. By dealing with those "citadels of Torysm" that were the municipal corporations, the Whigs not only wanted to confirm their electoral victory, but also to reform the local syste...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Moret, Frédéric (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2015
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:Book Description: The 1835 Municipal Reform Act is both a consequence and a continuation of the 1832 Reform Act. By dealing with those "citadels of Torysm" that were the municipal corporations, the Whigs not only wanted to confirm their electoral victory, but also to reform the local system that had been largely criticised for decades. Preceding the reform, a thorough investigation was conducted by a group of twenty commissioners – young liberal or radical lawyers – who visited 285 municipal corporations in England and Wales. After public hearings, they wrote, for each borough, a detailed report which provided an accurate picture of the municipal institutions and their functioning over the preceding decades. In describing the political organisation, the administration, the legal and law enforcement functions, the reports showed that the municipal corporations were areas of privileges. Beyond the overview provided by those in favour of reform of a system at breaking point, the reports, while taking into account local situations, measured the role played in urban management by municipal corporations. After an extensive campaign and several petitions, the parliamentary debate resulted in a compromise bill that aimed at reforming only the main royal boroughs. Small towns, as well as large industrial cities, which had not been granted the royal charter of incorporation, were not affected by the reform. Though it carefully treated certain former institutions, the municipal reform fundamentally altered the way administration was run and marked the end of the urban Ancient Regime in England and in Wales. Frédéric Moret (École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud 1984, Agrégation d'Histoire 1988) is Professor of History at Université Paris-Est Marne la Vallée. While completing his thesis at Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot in 1994, he studied the English and Fr++
Beschreibung:Original French title unavailable.
Beschreibung:XIV, 364 Seiten graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:1443870722
9781443870726

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand!