"This is the first book devoted to an examination of the significance of historical districts from a historian's point of view." -"Urban Studies" Historic Districts in the United States now number over 8,000; the phenomenon of the Historic District has been of special interest to those concerned with historic preservation and town planning, but there has been no analysis of such districts' significance from a historian's point of view. "History in Urban Places" explores the connections between American urban history and historic preservation. A frequent criticism of historic districts is that...
"This is the first book devoted to an examination of the significance of historical districts from a historian's point of view." -"Urban Studies" Hist...
The leading modern study of the varied social and political roles of the major Gladstonian politician. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM PC (1838-1923) was Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1886 and 1892-95, Secretary of State for India 1905-1910 and again in 1911. He was Lord President of the Council 1910-14. He had previously been a leading commentator as editor of the Fortnightly Review and the Pall Mall Gazette, and became the biographer of Gladstone. He opposed imperialism and the Boer War. His opposition to British entry into the First World War as an ally of Russia led him...
The leading modern study of the varied social and political roles of the major Gladstonian politician. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn O...
This is a noted systematic survey of the Liberal Party for the key period 1867 to 1905, when the party was in its prime. It is particularly strong on the career of W.E. Gladstone after 1868. It explores key policy themes, and it is an important work placed alongside J.R. Vincent's classic The Formation of The Liberal Party 1857-1868. The book examines the question of what leading Liberal politicians understood the purpose of the Liberal Party to be, and what were their reasons and assumptions which led to their supporting or promoting particular policies. Professor Hamer examines at length...
This is a noted systematic survey of the Liberal Party for the key period 1867 to 1905, when the party was in its prime. It is particularly strong on ...
This is a noted systematic survey of the Liberal Party for the key period 1867 to 1905, when the party was in its prime. It is particularly strong on the career of W.E. Gladstone after 1868. It explores key policy themes, and it is an important work placed alongside J.R. Vincent's classic The Formation of The Liberal Party 1857-1868. The book examines the question of what leading Liberal politicians understood the purpose of the Liberal Party to be, and what were their reasons and assumptions which led to their supporting or promoting particular policies. Professor Hamer examines at length...
This is a noted systematic survey of the Liberal Party for the key period 1867 to 1905, when the party was in its prime. It is particularly strong on ...
The leading modern study of the varied social and political roles of the major Gladstonian politician. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM PC (1838-1923) was Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1886 and 1892-95, Secretary of State for India 1905-1910 and again in 1911. He was Lord President of the Council 1910-14. He had previously been a leading commentator as editor of the Fortnightly Review and the Pall Mall Gazette, and became the biographer of Gladstone. He opposed imperialism and the Boer War. His opposition to British entry into the First World War as an ally of Russia led him...
The leading modern study of the varied social and political roles of the major Gladstonian politician. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn O...
