Re-Reading the Constitution

New Narratives in the Political History of England's Long Nineteenth Century
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-46474-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 609 g

This 1996 volume of essays is about something which (for many) does not exist and yet which remains central to our understanding of English politics, history and national identity - the constitution. As European integration and demands for constitutional reform have once again moved the constitution to the centre of contemporary politics, an impressive team of contributors re-examines aspects of the debates over the meaning of the constitution and 'public opinion' in the long nineteenth century, from a sedition trial in the 1790s to the enfranchisement of certain women in 1918. With essays engaging with the histories of law, medicine and even with history as a discipline, the book takes stock of the state of the cultural history of English politics, consolidating upon much of the most innovative work in recent years as well as suggesting ways of re-reading the traditional narratives of English political history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vernon, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures; Notes on the contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Notes towards an introduction James Vernon; 2. 'Our real constitution': trial defence and radical memory in the age of revolution James Epstein; 3. The English people and their constitution after Waterloo: parliamentary reform, 1815–17 Jonathan Fulcher; 4. Public opinion, violence and the limits of constitutional politics Dror Wahrman; 5. Making room at the public bar: coroners' inquests, medical knowledge and the politics of the constitution in early nineteenth-century England Ian Burney; 6. Republicanism reappraised: anti-monarchism and the English radical tradition, 1850–72 Antony Taylor; 7. The constitution and the narrative structure of Victorian politics Patrick Joyce; 8. Narrating the constitution: the discourse of 'the real' and the fantasies of nineteenth-century constitutional history James Vernon; 9. Gender, class and the constitution: franchise reform in England, 1832–1928 Anna Clark; Index.