The transformation of urban liberalism: party politics and urban governance in late nineteenth-century England
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, James R. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England Ashgate Pub. Co. ©2006
Series:Historical urban studies
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-316) and index
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
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 illustrates how the party gradually began to transform into a social democratic organisation through a re-evaluation of its role and policy direction. This process was heavily influenced by 'grass roots politics', suggesting that late Victorian politics was more democratic and open than sometimes thought
Physical Description:xii, 323 pages
ISBN:9780754687993
0754687996
0754650006
9780754650003

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