The Political Writings of Richard Cobden [Paperback]

The collected writings (1867) of the great classical-liberal theorist, campaigner for popular education, and advocate for international co-operation and peace.Cobden was the leading liberal thinker of his generation, and it was largely through his influence that classical liberalism became the dominant political theory of the United Kingdom for over fifty years. This 1867 collection provides a fascinating insight into the significant political issues of the nineteenth century.Cobden was the leading liberal thinker of his generation, and it was largely through his influence that classical liberalism became the dominant political theory of the United Kingdom for over fifty years. This 1867 collection provides a fascinating insight into the significant political issues of the nineteenth century.Richard Cobden (180465) was the leading liberal thinker of his generation, and it was primarily through his efforts that the Corn Laws were repealed and that classical liberalism became the dominant political theory of the United Kingdom for over half a century. His first pamphlet was published in 1835 and his last in 1862. This collection was published two years after his death, and was regularly reprinted on both sides of the Atlantic well into the twentieth century. Volume 2 contains Cobden's later writings. With a background of war in the Crimea and the United States, his emphasis shifts from advocating free trade to the need to promote international treaties and co-operation. In his final work, The Three Panics, he is able to use the experience gained while negotiating a commercial treaty with France to highlight the folly of the anti-French hysteria that still frequently erupted in Britain.Letter to Henry Ashworth, Esq.; How wars are got up in India; What next - and next?; The three panics: an historical episode; Appendix; Index.