Elections and Party Management Politics in the time of Disraeli and Gladstone. [Paperback]

This work studies the interactions of three phenomena of 19th-century British politics: the electoral system (developing under the impact of frequent electoral reform), key pressure groups and the impact on the governing Liberal Party.Professsor Hanham was for many years the leading figure in his field, holding posts in politics and in history at University of Edinburgh,????Harvard, University of Lancaster (as Vice-Chancellor) and at MIT.