Author Name: Gambles, Anna:
Title: Protection and Politics. Conservative Economic Discourse 1815-1852.
Publisher: -Royal Historical Society (23 Dec 1999)-
Seller ID: 10550
Studies in History. New series. First edition. xi+291 pages with iindex. Cloth. Fine in dustjacket. The complex and troubled relationship between protectionism and Conservatism in nineteenth-century Britain is the focus of this book. It looks at how the developing free-trade orthodoxy was challenged within Conservatism, and offers new perspectives on the intellectual controversies which precipitated the Conservative party's split of 1846 and the intricate denouement of 1846-52. In contrast to traditional accounts, it also seeks to explore the intellectual character of opposition to the evolving mid-Victorian consensus framed around free trade, laissez-faire and sound money, revealing how Conservatives debated key aspects of economic policy. Through an exhaustive reading of Conservative journals, pamphlets and contributions to parliamentary debates, the author is able to expose an alternative set of ideas about the direction of British economic and social change and the role of government in moulding it.
Protection and Politics. Conservative Economic Discourse 1815-1852. bxd 0861932447
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