Languages of Politics in Nineteenth-Century Britain

  • David Craig
  • James Thompson
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction
    David Craig, James Thompson
    Pages 1-20
  3. Good Government
    James Thompson
    Pages 21-43
  4. Statesmanship
    David Craig
    Pages 44-68
  5. Patriotism
    Jonathan Parry
    Pages 69-92
  6. Religion
    Simon Skinner
    Pages 93-117
  7. Popular Political Economy
    Anthony Howe
    Pages 118-141
  8. Democracy
    Robert Saunders
    Pages 142-167
  9. Women’s Suffrage
    Ben Griffin
    Pages 168-190
  10. Irish Nationalism
    Matthew Kelly
    Pages 191-217
  11. The Silence of Empire: Imperialism and India
    Jon Wilson
    Pages 218-241
  12. Back Matter
    Pages 242-255
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About this book

Introduction

A comprehensible and accessible portrait of the various 'languages' which shaped public life in nineteenth century Britain, covering key themes such as governance, statesmanship, patriotism, economics, religion, democracy, women's suffrage, Ireland and India.

Keywords

Britain democracy economy empire governance government nationalism

Editors and affiliations

  • David Craig
    • 1
  • James Thompson
    • 2
  1. 1.University of DurhamUK
  2. 2.University of BristolUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137312891
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-33843-6
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-31289-1
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