ABSTRACT

A major new edition of this introductory survey of the two main political parties, from the rise of the Liberal Party under Gladstone until the period of Conservative domination under Salisbury in the late nineteenth century. As well as assessing the impact of major political landmarks such as the Great Reform Acts, it also describes the nineteenth century political scene.


part One|32 pages

The Setting

chapter 1|17 pages

Gladstone’s Liberal Party

chapter 2|15 pages

Disraeli’s Conservative Party

part Two|58 pages

The Struggle

chapter 3|13 pages

Party Organisation

chapter 4|27 pages

The Liberal Crisis

chapter 5|18 pages

Conservative Domination

part Three|4 pages

Assessment

part Four|20 pages

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