Introduction : Democracy and the vote in British politics -- Reform and revolution, 1848-1852 -- Peelites, protectionists and popular Toryism -- The coalition and the Crimea, 1852-1855 -- Grasping the nettle : the reform bills of 1859 and 1860 -- Democracy in practice : France and America -- "The liberal dilemma" -- The liberal collapse -- The accidental revolution : the making of the second Reform Act -- Epilogue : "Toryism on a national foundation."
Summary
The Second Reform Act, passed in 1867, created a million new voters, doubling the electorate and propelling the British state into the age of mass politics. This study provides the first analysis of the subject from the demise of Chartism to the passage o
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index
