Political Parties in Britain 1783-1867

by Eric J. Evans and J. Evans Eric

The theme of Professor Evan's book is the growth of a recognizable modern party system from the much looser and often family-based attachments of the eighteenth century. He examines the significance of the terms 'Whig' and 'Tory' in the later eighteenth century and the growth of a party aligment between 1788 and 1812 - a period in which war was a major factor in polarization. He discusses the years of Tory hegemony under Liverpool and the decline...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041637400X
• ISBN13: 9780416374001
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"