Electoral Politics and Political Culture
Suggested Reading
- F O'Gorman, 'Campaign Rituals and Ceremonies: The Social Meaning of Elections', Past and Present 1992
- J A Phillips, 'The Many Faces of Reform: the electorate and the Great Reform Act', Parliamentary History 1982
- James Epstein, ‘Understanding the Cap of Liberty: Symbolic practice and social conflict in early 19th century England’, Past and Present, 1989
- Poll Books Online
See also
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D Beales, ‘The Electorate Before and After 1832’, Parliamentary History, 1992 and F O’Gorman, ‘The Electorate Before and After 1832: A Reply’, Parliamentary History, 1993
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J Belchem, ‘Republicanism, popular constitutionalism and the radical platform in early nineteenth century England’, Social History, 1981
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J Belchem, ‘Orator’ Hunt: Henry Hunt and English working-class radicalism
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M Brock, The Great Reform Act
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J Cannon, Parliamentary Reform
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Nancy Lopatin, Political Unions, Popular Politics and the Great Reform Act of 1832
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Rohan McWilliam, Popular Politics in nineteenth century England
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D C Moore, The Politics of Deference
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D C Moore, 'The Other Face of Reform', Victorian Studies, 1961
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F O'Gorman, Voters, Patrons and Parties
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F O'Gorman, 'Electoral Deference in Unreformed England', Journal of Mod. Hist. 1984
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F O'Gorman, 'The Unreformed Electorate of Hanoverian England', Social Hist, 1986
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J A Phillips, The Great Reform Bill in the Boroughs, 1818-1841
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P Salmon, Electoral Reform at Work: Local Politics and National Parties, 1832-1841
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E A Smith, Reform or Revolution?
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James Vernon, Politics and the People
Questions
- How vibrant was the eighteenth-century electorate?
- Who could vote? How 'democratic' was Britian in this period?
- Why did reform of the electorate take so long?
- Did 1832 change anything?