Parties, Agents and Electoral Culture in England, 1880-1910

by Kathryn Rix

The electoral reforms of 1883-5 created a mass electorate and transformed English political culture. A new breed of professional organisers emerged in the constituencies in the form of full-time party agents, who handled registration, electioneering and the day-to-day political, social and educational work of local parties; they performed a vital role as intermediaries between politics at Westminster and at grass-roots level, bridging the gap between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861933400
• ISBN13: 9780861933402
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Royal Historical Society
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"