Description
In this wide-ranging study of British parliamentary politics at the time of the Irish Home Rule crisis, W.C. Lubenow analyzes the House of Commons division lists to establish voting patterns and compares these with the partisan, social, and constituency backgrounds of its Members. Drawing on both statistical and manuscript sources, Lubenow describes the responses to ideological issues, including Gladstone's Home Rule policy, and examines the elements that shaped it. The result is a bold new study of the extent to which parliamentary behavior can be explained by theories of political maneuvering, social class, and constituency influence.
