Dick Leonard: The Great Rivalry

Cover: 9781848859258 | The Great Rivalry | Gladstone and Disraeli | Dick Leonard | Buch

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Beschreibung

Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone are without doubt the two most iconic figures of Victorian politics. Their distinctly different personalities and policies led to 28 years of bitter political rivalry. For the first time, this book provides the full story of their rivalry and its origins, comparing the upbringing, education and personalities of the two leaders, as well as their political careers. Dick Leonard considers the impact of religion on the two men, their contrasting oratorical skills, their attitudes to political and social reform, foreign affairs and imperialism as well as their relations with Queen Victoria. In their private lives he sheds new light on Gladstone's guilt-ridden obsession with 'reforming' prostitutes, and Disraeli's almost completely successful efforts to conceal the existence of two illegitimate children. Providing important new perspectives on the two towering political characters of the Victorian Age, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth century British history and politics.

Über den Autor

Dick Leonard is an historian, journalist, author, and a former Labour MP.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue - the events of 16-17 December 1852.
1. Benjamin Disraeli - early and middle life, 1804-1852.
2. William Gladstone - early and middle life, 1809-1852.
3. Three decades of rivalry - 1853-1881.
4. Gladstone alone, 1881-1898.
Epilogue - two living legacies

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9781848859258
ISBN-10:	1848859252
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Leonard, Dick
Hersteller:	I.B. Tauris
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	240 x 161 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Dick Leonard
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.06.2013
Gewicht:	0,552 kg