Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850

1. Auflage 1989
ISBN: 978-0-582-35557-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 191 g

Reihe: Seminar Studies

Sir Robert Peel dominated political life for more than two decades and has been described as the 'founder of modern conservatism.' This book analyzes the career of Sir Robert Peel in relation to the development of the Conservative Party in the early 19th century. It discusses Peel's conception of Conservatism, and his work as Prime Minister.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adelman, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 THE EMERGENCE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY:

Peel and Toryism; Peel in opposition 1830-41 - Peel's conservatism, Conservative recovery; Peel in power 1841-45 - Peel as Prime Minister, social distress and disorder, finance and free trade, social reform, Ireland; Conservative opposition to Peel 1841-45.
PART 2 THE BREAK-UP OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY:

The Corn Laws crisis; Peel and the Peelites.
PART 3 ASSESSMENT.

PART 4 DOCUMENTS.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Adelman was formerly Reader in History at Kingston University.