Democracy and the Vote in British Politics, 1848-1867

Democracy and the Vote in British Politics, 1848-1867
Author: Robert Saunders
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781409417941

The Second Reform Act, passed in 1867, created a million new voters, doubling the electorate and propelling the British state into the age of mass politics. This study provides the first analysis of the subject from the demise of Chartism to the passage of the Act.

The Great Reform Act of 1832

The Great Reform Act of 1832
Author: Eric J. Evans
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2008-01-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134816022

The 1832 Reform Act was a watershed in the history of modern Britain, profoundly affecting the composition of parliament and the course of all subsequent legislation. This new edition of The Great Reform Act of 1832 extends and updates Eric J. Evans's classic account of the crucial political and economic issues and: * highlights the travails of Toryism at the end of the 1820s * clarifies complex questions of policy * shows the connections between the Reform Act of 1832 and subsequent radical activity and reform legislation * presents revised electoral statistics. An accessible and stimulating guide to the student of modern political history, students of history and political history will find this invaluable to their studies.

Defining the Victorian Nation

Defining the Victorian Nation
Author: Catherine Hall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000-05-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521576536

Defining the Victorian Nation offers a fresh perspective on one of the most significant pieces of legislation in nineteenth-century Britain. Hall, McClelland and Rendall demonstrate that the Second Reform Act was marked by controversy about the extension of the vote, new concepts of masculinity and the masculine voter, the beginnings of the women's suffrage movement, and a parallel debate about the meanings and forms of national belonging. Fascinating illustrations illuminate the argument, and a detailed chronology, biographical notes and a selected bibliography offer further support to the student reader.

Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform

Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1859
Genre: Representative government and representation
ISBN:

An argument advocating universal suffrage with plurality of voting based on education; proposing representation in government of minorities; and condemning the secret ballot.

Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928

Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928
Author: Sean Lang
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2005-07-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134670141

Parliamentary Reform 1785–1928 surveys the dynamically changing role of the British Parliament from the pre-reformed Parliament through: the 1832 Great Reform Act Chartism the campaign for working class suffrage Catholic emancipation the long struggle for the granting of female suffrage. Beginning with a wide survey of the origins and nature of Parliament, the author offers a detailed context for the campaigns for its reformation of in the nineteenth century and the attitude of Victorians towards it. This comprehensive approach promotes understanding of the wider issues of parliamentary reform and provides an essential aid and context to students studying this topic.

Life After Reform

Life After Reform
Author: Michael J. Malbin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780742528338

Life After Reform is the first serious and dispassionate book about how politics will change under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. It will quickly be seen as an essential tool for understanding the 2004 election. But its sophisticated and original framework for understanding change will also make it important well beyond a specific election, and long after reform debates have shifted to new questions. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Borderline Citizens

Borderline Citizens
Author: Kathryn Gleadle
Publisher: OUP/British Academy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780197264492

This is the most comprehensive analysis to date of women's involvement in British political culture in the first half of the 19th century. Innovative in its attention to both urban and rural experiences of politics, the volume also challenges many assumptions about contemporary politics, including fresh insights into the Reform Act of 1832.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.