Augmenting Democracy: Political Movements and Constitutional Reform During The Rise of Labour, 1900-1924

Andrew Chadwick

ISBN 10: 0754610306 / ISBN 13: 9780754610304

Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited, United Kingdom, 1999

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285 pages. Almost new hardback. Augmenting Democracy: Political Movements and Constitutional Reform During The Rise of Labour, 1900-1924.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Augmenting Democracy: Political Movements and Constitutional Reform During The Rise of Labour, 1900-1924
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754610306
• ISBN 13: 9780754610304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

An interpretation of British radical, suffrage-feminist and socialist movements during the first quarter of the 20th century, based on analysis of their visions of democratic constitutional reform. The author argues that a shared discourse of "radical constitutionalism" allowed these groups to forge alliances based upon a common preoccupation with extending and improving constitutional democracy. The text offers a significant contribution to current methodological debates around the importance of language and discourse in history and political science. It is a detailed study which integrates material on three important constitutional campaigns of this era: the reform of the House of Lords, women's suffrage, and proportional representation. It should be of interest to students of British politics, social and political history, historical methodology and political theory.