Patronage and society in nineteenth-century England /
This book is the first full-length study of patronage in nineteenth-century England. An understanding of the role of patronage in the nineteenth-century has been confused by the belief that patronage declined in amount and importance, by the narrow concentration on the political uses of patronage an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Baltimore, Maryland, USA :
Edward Arnold,
1986.
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| Summary: | This book is the first full-length study of patronage in nineteenth-century England. An understanding of the role of patronage in the nineteenth-century has been confused by the belief that patronage declined in amount and importance, by the narrow concentration on the political uses of patronage and by the simple-minded association of patronage with corruption. Dr Bourne argues that patronage permeated English life, that it retained a social importance and utility even after it ceased to be the foundation of Victorian parliamentary majorities, and that it made a contribuion to both the tenacity and the flexibility of English institutions during a period of rapid change. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 198 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0713164840 9780713164848 |