In defiance of oligarchy : the Tory Party, 1714-60 /

In defiance of oligarchy : the Tory Party, 1714-60 /

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Author / Creator:Colley, Linda.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Description:viii, 375 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Tory Party (Great Britain)
Tories, English
Politics and government
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1760
Great Britain.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/472163
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ISBN:0521239826 : $45.00 (est.)
Notes:Based on thesis (Ph.D.)--Cambridge University, 1976.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I. The Problem of Tory Survival
  • 1. The nature of the challenge
  • 2. The Tory response to proscription
  • Part II. The Ingredients of Tory Survival
  • 3. The Tory Party in Parliament
  • 4. The content of toryism
  • 5. The Tory Party in the constituencies
  • 6. The fabric of the Tory appeal
  • Part III. Single-Party Government Assailed
  • 7. A dark hole with blind guides: 1714G++24
  • 8. The twisted threads of party: 1725G++41
  • 9. Broad-bottom schemes and princely alliances: 1742G++53
  • 10. Acceptance and dispersal? 1754 and onwards
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Manuscript sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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