Languages of Politics in Nineteenth-Century Britain - by D Craig & J Thompson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The way citizens imagine their polities is a central part of the history of any nation. Their hopes and fears not only guide their own political behaviour, but also shape the responses of politicians. Languages of Politics provides a comprehensible and accessible portrait of public life and political language across the whole of nineteenth-century Britain. It asks: What was the political language actually used by contemporaries? How far were such languages stable and coherent across the period? In what ways did they offer both guides for political action and templates for political judgment? Did they demonstrate consensus or reveal contention? What kinds of shifts and transformations can be identified? This volume brings together leading historians to consider central topics such as governance, statesmanship, patriotism, political economy, religion, democracy, women's suffrage, Ireland and India. The map of the century it offers will be invaluable to all students of political culture.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"David Craig reviews the attributes of statesmanship most prized by 19th-century commentators. ... Craig offers a useful contemporary insight into perceptions of leading parliamentary alumni, including Disraeli, Peel, Russell, and Gladstone, sketching out in embryo many of the interpretations which later biographers have amplified. ... The volume offers a valuable panoramic survey of the changing textures of language over the course of the 19th century ... ." (Richard A. Gaunt, Parliamentary History, Vol. 37 (03), October 11, 2018)<br></p><p><br></p><p>"As the editors acknowledge, there is still some way to go in bringing together the 'fractured' (p. 6) and 'confused' (p. 2) field of nineteenth-century political history. However, in assembling such a rich collection of essays, Craig and Thompson have made more than 'a necessary start' (p. 17)." - The Journal of the Historical Association</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ben Griffin, University of Cambridge, UK Anthony Howe, University of East Anglia, UK Matthew Kelly, University of Southampton, UK Jonathan Parry, University of Cambridge, UK Robert Saunders, University of Oxford, UK Simon Skinner, University of Oxford, UK Jon Wilson, King's College London, UK
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