Parties and People: England 1914-1951
| AUTHOR | McKibbin, Ross |
| PUBLISHER | OUP Oxford (05/02/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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The 'sequel' to his best-selling Classes and Cultures, Ross McKibbin's latest book is a powerful reinterpretation of British politics in the first decades of universal suffrage. What did it mean to be a 'democratic society'? To what extent did voters make up their own minds on politics or allow elites to do it for them? Exploring the political culture of these extraordinary years, Parties and People shows that class became one of the principal determinants of political behaviour, although its influence was often surprisingly weak. McKibbin argues that the kind of democracy that emerged in Britain was far from inevitable-as much historical accident as design-and was in many ways highly flawed.
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ISBN-13:
9780199584697
ISBN-10:
0199584699
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
220
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
5.60 x 0.80 x 8.60 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Dust Cover,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | Europe - Great Britain - General
History | History & Theory - General
History | Modern - 20th Century - General
Dewey Decimal:
941.082
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009942565
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The 'sequel' to his best-selling Classes and Cultures, Ross McKibbin's latest book is a powerful reinterpretation of British politics in the first decades of universal suffrage. What did it mean to be a 'democratic society'? To what extent did voters make up their own minds on politics or allow elites to do it for them? Exploring the political culture of these extraordinary years, Parties and People shows that class became one of the principal determinants of political behaviour, although its influence was often surprisingly weak. McKibbin argues that the kind of democracy that emerged in Britain was far from inevitable-as much historical accident as design-and was in many ways highly flawed.
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Author:
McKibbin, Ross
Ross McKibbin is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at St John's College, Oxford.
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