Politics without Democracy by Michael Bentley
Offers a view of how Britain made a peaceful transition to representative democracy. This book attempts to take the reader into the minds of the politicians of the day. It presents an account of how Britain was transformed from a society governed by the landed gentry to one responsive to the pressures of the newly-industrialized masses.
"Refreshing, inspiring and elegant, there are few historians active today who could write at once as stimulatingly and as readably" Historical Journal
"The challenge implicit in Bentley's task is great. His response is witty, intellectually exciting, stylistically seductive, and itself stands as a challenge to broad perspectives on Victorian politics." Victorian Studies
"Bentley writes with a wide fund of knowledge; his judgements are shrewd and always worth considering. Encrusted orthodoxies are often challenged and negative home truths are brought into the open." Times Higher Education Supplement
Michael Bentley is Professor of Modern History, University of St Andrews.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631218135 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631218130 |
| Title | Politics without Democracy |
| Author | Michael Bentley |
| Series | Blackwell Classic Histories Of England |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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