Sir Robert Peel - Brossura

Jenkins, T. A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 033368754X ISBN 13: 9780333687543

Casa editrice: Palgrave, 1998

Riassunto

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) is always remembered for three things: his creation of the Metropolitan Police, his principal role in the repeal of the Corn Laws and his status as founder of the modern Conservative Party. This is quite sufficient to make him the key statesman of the early Victorian period, but there were many other aspects of his personality and politics which make the study of his career uniquely useful for students of the period. In many ways, he can be seen as the archetypal link figure between the pre-Reform and post-Reform political worlds - embodying a strange mixture of reactionary Toryism and vigorous progressivism.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

'Recommended as a useful introduction to the career of Robert Peel.' - History, the Journal of the Historical Association

L'autore:

T.A. JENKINS, formerly a lecturer at the Universities of Exeter, East Anglia and Bristol, is a Research Officer with the History of Parliament Trust.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 033368754X
• ISBN 13: 9780333687543
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 188