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The Struggle for Democracy: Parliamentary Reform, from Rotten Boroughs to Today
Roger Mason
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Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Prior to the 1832 Reform Act the electoral system was rife with corruption and in desperate need of reform. In England and Wales only about 12 per cent of adult men had the vote and the proportion was even less in Scotland and Ireland. Women did not vote at all. A single person controlled a rotten borough that returned two Members of Parliament, and for a number of years one of them was the prime minister. Furthermore, not only did voting take place in public, so landlords could and did evict tenants who voted against their wishes, but voting qualifications ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750956260
SKU
V9780750956260
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