Peel & the Conservative Party 1830-1850
By Paul Adelman
Oct 1989
Pearson Education / Longman
ISBN: 0582355575
144 pages, Illustrated
$36.50 Paper original
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Sir Robert Peel dominated political life for more than two decades and has been described as the 'founder of modern conservatism.' This book analyzes the career of Sir Robert Peel in relation to the development of the Conservative Party in the early 19th century. It discusses Peel's conception of Conservatism, and his work as Prime Minister.
Contents
PART 1 THE EMERGENCE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY:
Peel and Toryism; Peel in opposition 1830-41 - Peel's conservatism, Conservative
recovery; Peel in power 1841-45 - Peel as Prime Minister, social distress
and disorder, finance and free trade, social reform, Ireland; Conservative
opposition to Peel 1841-45.
PART 2 THE BREAK-UP OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY:
The Corn Laws crisis; Peel and the Peelites.
PART 3 ASSESSMENT.
PART 4 DOCUMENTS.
Features
* analyses the tensions within the party between 1830-1850
* clear assessment of the Corn Laws crisis which led to the split between
tree-trade and Protectionists
* addresses questions about the political party system - responsibilities
of the leader
* considers the development of political parties, the responsibility of the
party leader to his members, to the electorate and to the nation