1st Edition
An Imperial War and the British Working Class Working-Class Attitudes and Reactions to the Boer War, 1899-1902
By Richard Price
Copyright 1972
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2006. This study looks at a time when Victorian Britain was a time for self-doubt. There was an increasing fear that the 'place in the sun' that had so long been hers was being shadowed by the rising powers of Germany and the United States of America. Doubts arouse about her economic strength, her military prowess, even the viability of the two-party system. The South African... Read more
Introduction 1. The Failure of Radicalism 2. Working-Class Attitudes and Institutions 3. The 'Khaki' Election of 1900 4. The Jingo Crowd 5. The Pattern of Recruitment for the Boer War 6. Conclusion
Biography
Richard Price Assistant Professor of History Northern Illinois University, Dekalb
