Sir Robert Peel: Statesmanship, Power and Party

by Eric J. Evans

Sir Robert Peel provides an accessible and concise introduction to the life and career of one of the most political leaders of the nineteenth century. Perhaps best known for seeing through the Repeal of the Corn Laws, Peel had an enormous impact on political life of his age and beyond. Eric J. Evans reassesses Peel's career, arguing that although Peel's executive and administrative strengths were great, his arrogance, lack of empathy with the development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041536616X
• ISBN13: 9780415366168
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.5"