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- catalog abstract "The Rockingham Connection and the Second Founding of the Whig Party is a study of the ideological development of the Rockingham Whigs in Britain between 1768 and 1773 and a re-examination of the party system in the later part of the eighteenth century. W.M. Elofson traces the transition of the Rockingham Whigs from court-centred supporters of the status quo to proponents of parliamentary reform, illustrating the central role the party played in the evolution of "liberal" philosophy that preceded the massive reform movement in the next century. Elofson reveals that the Rockinghams, far more than previously recognized, were governed by a coherent set of constitutional ideals and argues that they saw "party" not primarily as a means to office but as a vehicle for public-spirited men to "secure the predominance of right and uniform principles" in the operation of the state. He examines the ideological writings of Edmund Burke, the party's noted and prolific publicist, placing them in their political context and providing a new analysis of Burke's renowned pamphlet Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents (1770).".
- catalog contributor b9124581.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History 1760-1789.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1789.".
- catalog coverage "Rockingham (England) Politics and government.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-260) and index.".
- catalog description "The Rockingham Connection and the Second Founding of the Whig Party is a study of the ideological development of the Rockingham Whigs in Britain between 1768 and 1773 and a re-examination of the party system in the later part of the eighteenth century. W.M. Elofson traces the transition of the Rockingham Whigs from court-centred supporters of the status quo to proponents of parliamentary reform, illustrating the central role the party played in the evolution of "liberal" philosophy that preceded the massive reform movement in the next century. Elofson reveals that the Rockinghams, far more than previously recognized, were governed by a coherent set of constitutional ideals and argues that they saw "party" not primarily as a means to office but as a vehicle for public-spirited men to "secure the predominance of right and uniform principles" in the operation of the state. He examines the ideological writings of Edmund Burke, the party's noted and prolific publicist, placing them in their political context and providing a new analysis of Burke's renowned pamphlet Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents (1770).".
- catalog extent "x, 266 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0773513884 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History 1760-1789.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1789.".
- catalog spatial "Rockingham (England) Politics and government.".
- catalog subject "941.07/3 20".
- catalog subject "DA510 .E46 1996".
- catalog subject "Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782.".
- catalog subject "Whig Party (Great Britain) History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Whig Party (Great Britain)".
- catalog title "The Rockingham connection and the second founding of the Whig party, 1768-1773 / W.M. Elofson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".