Ian St John

Gladstone and the Logic of Victorian Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the career of William Gladstone, charting the key stages in his political development and the ideas and influences that shaped his conduct.

Produktdetails

• Anthem Perspectives in History
• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 692g
• ISBN-13: 9781843318729
• ISBN-10: 1843318725
• Artikelnr.: 28895735

Autorenporträt

Ian St John has taught history at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School in Hertfordshire since 2000. His chief research interests are in Victorian history.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Young Tory
From High Tory to Reforming Peelite 1841-51
The Struggle for Peelite Finance 1851-1855
Years of Decision 1855-59
Gladstonian Finance 1859-1866
The Ascent to Leadership 1865-1868
'I Ascend a Steepening Path': Prime Minister 1868-74
Gladstone’s Foreign Policy 1868-1880
Gladstonian Liberalism
Gladstone's Second Government 1880-1885: Foreign and Domestic Policy
Gladstone and Ireland 1880-1885
Gladstone and Irish Home Rule
Gladstone, 1886-1898: Raging against the Dying of the Light
Gladstone: A Study in Victorian Dialectic
Notes
Bibliography
Index