Colonel Josiah Wedgwood's Questionnaire
Members of Parliament, 1885 - 1918
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 2. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
286 pages
978-1-118-33602-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides unique insights into the parliamentary experiences of MPs by using questionnaires completed by all those who had been elected to the House of Commons from 1885-1918.
Analyses and summarises the questionnaire created by Josiah Wedgwood MP, the main initiator of the History of Parliament project
Includes the surprisingly truthful and informative answers about their subjects' political and parliamentary careers
Also contains Wedgwood's often sharply observed biographies (reproduced in an appendix), and provides fascinating insights into a crucial period for the House of Commons
Analyses and summarises the questionnaire created by Josiah Wedgwood MP, the main initiator of the History of Parliament project
Includes the surprisingly truthful and informative answers about their subjects' political and parliamentary careers
Also contains Wedgwood's often sharply observed biographies (reproduced in an appendix), and provides fascinating insights into a crucial period for the House of Commons
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-33602-1 (9781118336021)
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Person
Priscilla Baines was the Librarian of the House of Commons from 2000 to 2004. She has contributed to various publications of the Study of Parliament Group including The New Select Committees: a study of the 1979 reforms (1985 and 2nd edition 1988); Parliamentary Accountability: a study of Parliament and Executive Agencies (1995); Westminster and Europe: the impact of the European Union on the Westminster Parliament (1995); and Britain in the European Union: Law, Policy and Parliament (2004).
Content
Acknowledgments Note on Sources
Chapter 1. Colonel Wedgwood and the History of Parliament
Chapter 2. The Questionnaire
Chapter 3. 'Getting Inside Their Minds': Formative Influences and Personal Backgrounds
Chapter 4. Political and Parliamentary Careers
Chapter 5. Personal and Political Finances
Chapter 6. Speeches, Speech-Making and Voting Behaviour
Chapter 7. The Biographies
Appendices
1. Respondents to Wedgwood's Questionnair
2. The Questionnaire
3. Wedgwood's Own Completed Questionnaire
4. Sir Henry Bowles' Questionnaire, Biography and Correspondence
5. The Biographies
Index
Chapter 1. Colonel Wedgwood and the History of Parliament
Chapter 2. The Questionnaire
Chapter 3. 'Getting Inside Their Minds': Formative Influences and Personal Backgrounds
Chapter 4. Political and Parliamentary Careers
Chapter 5. Personal and Political Finances
Chapter 6. Speeches, Speech-Making and Voting Behaviour
Chapter 7. The Biographies
Appendices
1. Respondents to Wedgwood's Questionnair
2. The Questionnaire
3. Wedgwood's Own Completed Questionnaire
4. Sir Henry Bowles' Questionnaire, Biography and Correspondence
5. The Biographies
Index