A Nation of Petitioners

ISBN-13: 9781316511701 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Henry J. (Durham University) Miller

Opis

Explores the central role of petitions in reshaping the political culture of the United Kingdom in their nineteenth-century heyday.

Recenzje

'… an important study of a relatively neglected area of British politics: petitions. … Recommended.' P. Stansky, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Petitions: 1. Petitions to the House of Commons I: scale and trends; 2. Petitions to the House of Commons II: issues; 3. Subscriptional cultures and petitionary documents; Part II. Petitioners: 4. The right to petition; 5. Petitioners I: collective identities; 6. Petitioners II: petitioning communities; Part III. Petitioning: 7. The practice of petitioning; 8. Mass petitioning; 9. Petitioning and representation; 10. Petitioning and political culture in an age of democratisation; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.