Electoral Behavior in Unreformed England: Plumpers, Splitters, and Straights
This work examines the development of popular politics in four representative English towns between 1761 and 1802. The book addresses hitherto unanswered yet fundamental questions about the electorate and the electoral system of later eighteenth-century England.

Originally published in 1982.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Electoral Behavior in Unreformed England: Plumpers, Splitters, and Straights
This work examines the development of popular politics in four representative English towns between 1761 and 1802. The book addresses hitherto unanswered yet fundamental questions about the electorate and the electoral system of later eighteenth-century England.

Originally published in 1982.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Electoral Behavior in Unreformed England: Plumpers, Splitters, and Straights

Electoral Behavior in Unreformed England: Plumpers, Splitters, and Straights

by John A. Phillips
Electoral Behavior in Unreformed England: Plumpers, Splitters, and Straights

Electoral Behavior in Unreformed England: Plumpers, Splitters, and Straights

by John A. Phillips

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This work examines the development of popular politics in four representative English towns between 1761 and 1802. The book addresses hitherto unanswered yet fundamental questions about the electorate and the electoral system of later eighteenth-century England.

Originally published in 1982.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691614014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 07/14/2014
Series: Princeton Legacy Library , #693
Pages: 376
Product dimensions: 10.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

  • FrontMatter, pg. i
  • CONTENTS, pg. vii
  • TABLES, FIGURES, AND MAP, pg. ix
  • PREFACE, pg. xiii
  • ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xix
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Unreformed Political System, pg. 1
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Structure of Electoral Politics in Unreformed England, pg. 45
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Structure of Borough Politics: Participation and Politicization, pg. 82
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Substance of Borough Politics: Variations on Three Themes, pg. 114
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Borough Voter, pg. 173
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Voter Decides: The Development of Partisan Behavior, pg. 212
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Voter’s Decision: The Social Foundations of the Vote, pg. 253
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Interpretations and Speculations, pg. 306
  • APPENDIX I. Nominal Record Linkage, pg. 312
  • APPENDIX II. OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS, pg. 321
  • APPENDIX III. GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS: 1761–1802, pg. 323
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 327
  • INDEX, pg. 345



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