The Language of Progressive Politics in Modern Britain

The Language of Progressive Politics in Modern Britain by Emily Robinson.

This book traces the word ‘progressive’ through modern British history, from the Enlightenment to Brexit. It explores the shifting meanings of this term and the contradictory political projects to which it has been attached. It also places this political language in its cultural context, asking how...

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Main Author: Robinson, Emily (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Great Britain—History.
Civilization—History.
World politics.
Europe—History—1492-.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Being Progressive
  • Chapter 2. Two Natural and Inevitable Parties?
  • Chapter 3. Municipal Enterprise: Contesting the Liberal Tradition
  • Chapter 4. The Pageant of Parliament: Politics in the Age of Modernism
  • Chapter 5. Puzzled People: Making Sense of Modernity
  • Chapter 6. Party Games: Realignments and Revisionism
  • Chapter 7. The Rhetoric of Change: Modernisation and its Discontents
  • Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Consequences of Progressive Thinking
  • Bibliography .

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