Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform, 1790-1885
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19th-century Cornwall
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Author_Edwin Jaggard
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Cornwall
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Liberal tradition
Non-conformity
Political activism
Political behavior
Political culture
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- ISBN 9780861932436
- Weight: 556g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 23 Dec 1999
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Examination of major changes in political behaviour in 19c Cornwall, withwider implications for the country as a whole.
This detailed case-study offers a penetrating analysis of the changing political culture in Cornwall up to and after the introduction of the 1832 electoral system. It spans a century in which the county's parliamentary over-representation and notorious political corruption was replaced by a politicised electorate for whom issues and principles were usually paramount. Several models of electoral behaviour are tested; in particular, the continuous politicalactivism of Cornwall's farmers stands out. Despite remnants of the unreformed electoral system lingering into the mid-Victorian era, Cornwall developed a powerful Liberal tradition, built upon distinctive patterns of non-conformity; the Conservatives, split by dissension, saw their pre-reform ascendancy disappear.
Professor EDWIN JAGGARD lectures in history at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.
