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Making aristocracy work the peerage and the political system in Britain, 1884-1914
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Making aristocracy work [electronic resource] : the peerage and the political system in Britain, 1884-1914 / Andrew Adonis.
ISBN
9780191676031 (ebook) :
Published
Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 311 p.) : ill.
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Summary
A study of the political role and activities of the peerage both inside and outside Parliament, the late 19th and early 20th century. Andrew Adonis reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of the House of Lords, and shows how its members were able to justify themselves by their work.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
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September 03, 2015
Series
Oxford historical monographs
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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