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The Great Rivalry - Gladstone and Disraeli (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,901
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The Great Rivalry - Gladstone and Disraeli (Hardcover): Dick Leonard

The Great Rivalry - Gladstone and Disraeli (Hardcover)

Dick Leonard

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Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone are without doubt the two most iconic figures of Victorian politics. Their distinctly different personalities and policies led to 28 years of bitter political rivalry. For the first time, this book provides the full story of their rivalry and its origins, comparing the upbringing, education and personalities of the two leaders, as well as their political careers. Dick Leonard considers the impact of religion on the two men, their contrasting oratorical skills, their attitudes to political and social reform, foreign affairs and imperialism as well as their relations with Queen Victoria. In their private lives he sheds new light on Gladstone's guilt-ridden obsession with 'reforming' prostitutes, and Disraeli's almost completely successful efforts to conceal the existence of two illegitimate children. Providing important new perspectives on the two towering political characters of the Victorian Age, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth century British history and politics.

General

Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2013
First published: August 2013
Authors: Dick Leonard
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-1-84885-925-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 1-84885-925-2
Barcode: 9781848859258

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