The Challenge of Democracy

Based on the latest research, this authoritative and thought-provoking history takes a fresh view of what was a period of unprecedented and rapid change. A key theme is the challenge presented by democracy in a period framed by the First and the Fourth Reform Acts. The book explores the implications of this challenge for the role of the state, for the governance of Empire, and for the relationship between the different nations within the United Kingdom. Suitable for 1st year/2nd year undergradates studying 19th Century British History.

Hugh Cunningham is Professor of Social History, University of Kent. He is the author of several books, including the highly-regarded Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 (Longman, 1995).

Democracy Britain in the 1830s An Age of Reform: 1832-48 Mid-Victorian Britain: 1848-66 Progress and Anxiety Stepping Stones to Democracy: 1867-86 The Conservative Ascendancy: 1886-1905 An Urban Society: Britain 1870-1918 Empire and Nation: The British and their Identities The Birth of the Modern State: 1905-14 Britain at War: 1914-18 Britain in 1918