Culture, politics, and national identity in Wales 1832-1886 /

This detailed, scholarly exploration of Welsh political culture in the 19th century offers a new interpretation of the rise of nationalism. The author shows how the focus of legitimate power in the community shifted from the aristocracy to the urban middle classes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cragoe, Matthew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The lineaments of politics
  • Elections in Wales, 1832-1886
  • Registration and organization
  • Fighting elections in Wales
  • The problem of landed influence
  • The problem of preacher influence : chapel politics
  • Politics, propaganda, and the public
  • Parliamentary representation, c.1832-1886.