The Vote by Paul Foot
This is the dramatic and shocking story of the long, hard-won battle for the vote, and then of the slow erosion of its power. In a vast narrative sweep that takes us from the English Civil War to the present day, Foot traces the struggle for universal suffrage, and shows how concern for property first delayed and then fatally hobbled the movement towards parliamentary democracy. Both authoritative history and rousing polemic, this is a must-read for anyone interested in how today's political scene was shaped.
Paul Foot was the outstanding left-wing journalist of his generation. For many years he was an investigative journalist for the Daily Mirror. In his later years he wrote for Private Eye and the Guardian. His many books include The Politics of Harold Wilson and Murder at the Farm. Paul Foot died in July 2004.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670915361 |
| ISBN 10 | 067091536X |
| Title | The Vote |
| Author | Paul Foot |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-02-24 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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