Britain Before the Reform ACT: Politics and Society 1815-1832

by Eric J. Evans

In the years1815-1832, Britain came close to revolution. Fewer than twenty years separate the Battle of Waterloo from the passing of the 'Great' Reform Act but during this period Britain's political elite was challenged as never before. In rising to that challenge, the political elite attempted, with considerable success, to ensure that Britain engineered that most perilous of transitions, from a less complex and more deferential society into a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 058229908X
• ISBN13: 9780582299085
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.1"