The Vote
How it Was Won, and How it Was Undermined
Paul Foot(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-14-017592-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the dramatic and shocking story of the long, hard-won battle for the vote, and of the slow erosion of its power that followed. In a vast narrative sweep that takes us from the English Civil War to the present day, Foot traces the struggle for universal suffrage, and shows how concern for property first delayed and then fatally hobbled the movement towards parliamentary democracy. Both authoritative history and rousing polemic, this is a must-read for anyone interested in how today's political scene was shaped.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
356 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-017592-9 (9780140175929)
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Person
Paul Foot was the outstanding left-wing journalist of his generation. For many years he was an investigative journalist for the Daily Mirror. In his later years he wrote for Private Eye and the Guardian. His many books include The Politics of Harold Wilson and Murder at the Farm. Paul Foot died in July 2004.