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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
Britain's voting arrangements prior to the 1832 Reform Act are almost unbelievable to us now. Only 12 percent of men (and no women) had the vote, a single person controlled a rotten borough that returned two Members of Parliament (one of whom was the Prime Minister), and voting was in public, with landlords evicting tenants who voted against their wishes. In The Struggle for Democracy, Roger Mason tells the story of how we got from then to now. All major reforms are covered, such as Catholic Emancipation, further Reform Acts, the end of the House of Lords veto, and of course votes for women. This fascinating history offers a complete insight into the way we have voted from the beginnings of parliament through to the future of democracy. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
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Democracy -- Great Britain -- History.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mason, Roger, 1944- Struggle for democracy. Stroud : The History Press, 2015. 9780750956260 (hbk.) : (Uk)017094381 |
| Standard No. |
9780750964609 |
| ISBN |
9780750964609 (e-pub) |
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