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Britain before the Reform Act - Politics and Society 1815-1832 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Britain before the Reform Act - Politics and Society 1815-1832 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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In the years1815-1832, Britain came close to revolution. Fewer than
twenty years separate the Battle of Waterloo from the passing of
the Great Reform Act but during this period Britain s political
elite was challenged as never before. In rising to that challenge,
the political elite attempted, with considerable success, to ensure
that Britain engineered that most perilous of transitions, from a
less complex and more deferential society into a modern urban and
industrial one, while avoding political revolution. In this
extensively revised 2nd edition Evans engages with a welter of new
material and fresh interpretations. The book sheds light both on
the challenges to existing political and social authority and why
those challenges were seen off. Evans examines: The composition of
Britain s political elite and how this elite coped with the
problems thrown up by a society urbanising and modernising at an
unprecedented rate. How Britain reacted to the longer-term
implications of the French Revolution, including the development of
a more cohesive national identity. How the elite attempted to
maintain public order in this period and with what success. The
extent of change in Britain s political system brought about by
political, religious and administrative reforms Written in
accessible style, with a rich collection of documents, chronology,
glossary, a guide to further reading,and a Who s Who which
summarises the careers and contributions of the main figures, this
new edition is essential for all those interested in understanding
Britain at this most crucial turning point in its history.
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