Richard Cobden as a Middle-Class Hero: Public Speaking and Political Debate in Victorian Britain
This paper explores Richard Cobden’s parliamentary career, political thinking, and activism as illustrating the role of debate and the value of dissent in nineteenthcentury British political culture. Cobden was unusual among British politicians of the time; he was a self-made man, experienced travel...
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Helsinki University Press
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Redescriptions |
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| Online Access: | https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/54 |