| Sir Robert Peel 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Jenkins, T. a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033368754X ISBN-13: 9780333687543 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Literary Criticism - Political Science |
| Dewey: 941 |
| Series: British History in Perspective |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.54 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) is always remembered for three things: his creation of the Metropolitan Police, his principal role in the repeal of the Corn Laws and his status as founder of the modern Conservative Party. This is quite sufficient to make him the key statesman of the early Victorian period, but there were many other aspects of his personality and politics which make the study of his career uniquely useful for students of the period. In many ways, he can be seen as the archetypal link figure between the pre-Reform and post-Reform political worlds - embodying a strange mixture of reactionary Toryism and vigorous progressivism. |