The people's bread : a history of the Anti-Corn Law League /
Formed in 1839, the Anti-Corn Law League was one of the most important campaigns to introduce the ideas of economic liberalism into mainstream political discourse in Britain. Its aspiration for free trade played a crucial role in defining the agenda of nineteenth-century liberalism and shaping the m...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Leicester University Press,
2000
New York : 2000 London ; New York : 2000 |
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Summary: | Formed in 1839, the Anti-Corn Law League was one of the most important campaigns to introduce the ideas of economic liberalism into mainstream political discourse in Britain. Its aspiration for free trade played a crucial role in defining the agenda of nineteenth-century liberalism and shaping the modern British state. Its faith in the free market still resonates in Britain's public policy debates today. This is the first comprehensive study of the League which makes use of recent methodological developments in social history |
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Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
Physical Description: | x, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm x, 304 p. ; 25 cm x, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm x, 304 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-294) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-294) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0718502183 9780718502188 |