Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt and Liverpool

by John W. Derry

For many people the late eighteenth century was a period of political corruption, with the political world waiting for the triumph of reform. In this lucidly written study, now in a revised edition, John Derry shows that the traditional political system was more remarkable for its resilience than for its defects, and that it succeeded to an astonishing extent in meeting the challenges of war, the threat from the French Revolution, and the problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333946367
• ISBN13: 9780333946367
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"