Thomas Hare and Political Representation in Victorian Britain

Thomas Hare and Political Representation in Victorian Britain
Author: F. Parsons
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2009-07-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230244661

This book is a history of the emergence and development of the concept of proportional representation and its relation to political theory within the context of nineteenth-century British party politics focusing on Thomas Hare (1806-1891).

Parliament the Mirror of the Nation

Parliament the Mirror of the Nation
Author: Gregory Conti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108428738

The notion of 'representative democracy' seems unquestionably familiar today, but how did the Victorians understand democracy, parliamentary representation, and diversity?