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Article: Liberty, Retrenchment, and Reform: Popular Liberalism in the Age of Gladstone, 1860-1880.(Brief Article)
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- The Historian
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- June 22, 1993
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Eugenio F. Biagini reexamines liberal politics in nineteenth-century Britain and studies in considerable detail the social background of the rank-and-file supporters of radical and liberal reform. More than just recounting party politics, Biagini attempts to clarify the nature of mass politics and the success of the Liberal party. Although Bizigini raises many questions, he basically address the problem of why radical socialism did not flourish in England as it did in Europe.
Biagini argues that the key to the problem is understanding Popular liberalism. The liberal-social Political faction in Britain enjoyed as much mass support as radical social movements on ...
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