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Lord George Bentinck - A Political History (Hardcover)
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Lord George Bentinck - A Political History (Hardcover)
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Lord George Bentinck is an account of Disraeli's relation with his
parliamentary colleague and friend. It is not simply an account of
the battle over the Corn Laws with Sir Robert Peel, but a most
remarkable book, extremely readable, and full of often quoted and
apt comments and descriptions. As a vivid story of one of the great
parliamentary dramas in British history it is unsurpassed. The
portraits of both Bentinck and Peel are both sympathetic and just.
The book provides insight into mid-nineteenth century parliamentary
life that remains unsurpassed. It is hard to overstate the
bitterness and fury which Peel's decision to repeal the Corn Laws
had provoked in British politics. One biographer of Disraeli,
Robert Blake, spoke of "Home Rule in 1886 and Munich in 1938 as the
nearest parallels". Friendships were sundered, families divided,
and the feuds of politics carried into private life to a degree
quite unusual in British history. Those who are interested in the
details of parliamentary warfare which raged until Peel's fall from
power should consult Lord George Bentinck. But the worth of this
book goes beyond constitutional history or even the Irish food
famine. Disraeli helps explain the intellectual and ideological
grounds of the Young England Movement: a conservative force that
aimed at a union of discontented industrial workers with
aristocratic landowners and against factious Whigs, selfish factory
owners and dissenting shopkeepers. In forging such a policy of
principle, the Conservatives, as Disraeli's book well demonstrates,
became a minority party but one which carried the full weight of
moral politics.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2018 |
First published: |
1996 |
Editors: |
Benjamin Disraeli
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
382 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-52733-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-138-52733-5 |
Barcode: |
9781138527331 |
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