Medienkombination, Englisch, 1016 Seiten, Format (B × H): 330 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 1630 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Medienkombination, Englisch, 1016 Seiten, Format (B × H): 330 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 1630 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
ISBN: 978-1-108-02683-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Richard Cobden (1804–1865) was a manufacturer and Liberal politician, campaigning for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and for a free market economy. His laissez-faire views on protectionism and the role of government intervention in economics had a lasting influence on British politics throughout the twentieth century as the antithesis of socialism. This Life, first published in 1881, set new standards for biographical documentation. John Morley was a journalist, biographer and future Liberal statesman, and had the advantage of having not only Cobden's journals and letters to use, but access to those of many of his friends and political associates. He clearly sympathised with many of Cobden's ideas, but does not let this colour his careful analysis of the character of Cobdenite radicalism.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
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Volume 1: 1. Early life; 2. Commercial and mental progress; 3. Travels in west and east; 4. The two pamphlets; 5. Life in Manchester, 1837–9; 6. The foundation of the League; 7. The Corn Laws; 8. Cobden enters Parliament - first session; 9. Cobden as an agitator; 10. The new Corn Law; 11. Sir Robert Peel's new policy; 12. Renewed activity of the League - Cobden and Sir Robert Peel - rural campaign; 13. The session of 1844 - factory legislation - the constituencies; 14. Bastiat - new tracts – activity in parliament - Maynooth grant - private affairs; 15. The autumn of 1845; 16. Repeal of the Corn Laws and fall of the government; 17. Correspondence with Sir Robert Peel - cessation of the League; 18. Tour over Europe; Appendix. Volume 2: 1. Election for the West Riding - purchase of Dunford - correspondence; 2. Miscellaneous correspondence on social and political movements; 3. The Don Pacifico debate - the Papal aggression - correspondence with Mr. Bright on reform – Kossuth; 4. The Protectionists in office; 5. The panic of 1853; 6. The Crimean War; 7. Death of his son; 8. Chinese affairs - Cobden's motion - the dissolution; 9. The Indian Mutiny - private affairs - second journey to America; 10. Return from America - the new ministry; 11. The French treaty; 12. Holiday and return to Paris; 13. The tariff - the fortification scheme; 14. The policy of the commercial treaty; 15. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1859–60 - Paris - return to England; 16. The American war - fortification schemes - international law; 17. Correspondence with Mr. Delane; 18. The Danish war - last speeches in Parliament - correspondence; 19. Speech at Rochdale - the land question - correspondence - last days and death; 20. Conclusion; Index.
