Description |
xviii, 787 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Series |
New Oxford history of England |
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New Oxford history of England.
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Contents |
Pt. I. Society and the State. 1. The Agrarian Interest. 2. The Middle Sort of People. 3. Workers by Hand. 4. The Nature of the State -- Pt. II. The Fabric of Politics. 5. Parties, Governments, Policies 1846-1855. 6. Crimean War and Indian Mutiny. 7. Palmerston and After, 1855-1868. 8. Reform and Electoral Politics -- Pt. III. Money and Mentalities. 9. A Maturing Economy. 10. Living and Spending. 11. The Business of Culture. 12. Godly People. 13. The Evolutionary Moment -- Pt. IV. England and Beyond. 14. A British Nation? The Experiences of Scotland and Wales. 15. The Island of Ireland. 16. Gladstone and Disraeli 1868-1880. 17. Shifts and Realignments 1880-1886 |
Summary |
This, the third volume to appear in the New Oxford History of England, covers the period from the repeal of the Corn Laws to the dramatic failure of Gladstone's first Home Rule Bill. In his magisterial study of the mid-Victorian generation, Theo Hoppen identifies three defining themes. The first he calls 'established industrialism' - the growing acceptance that factory life and manufacturing had come to stay. The second concerns the 'multiple national identities' of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom. The third defining theme is that of 'interlocking spheres' which the author uses to illuminate the formation of public culture in the period |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [725]-748) and index |
SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056823
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Genre/Form |
History.
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LC no. |
97018126 |
ISBN |
0198228341 |
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