The lineaments of politics -- Elections in Wales, 1832-1886 -- Registration and organization -- Fighting elections in Wales -- The problem of landed influence -- The problem of preacher influence : chapel politics -- Politics, propaganda, and the public -- Parliamentary representation, c.1832-1886
Summary
This detailed, scholarly exploration of Welsh political culture in the 19th century offers a new interpretation of the rise of nationalism. The author shows how the focus of legitimate power in the community shifted from the aristocracy to the urban middle classes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-290) and indexes