Speaking for the People : Party, Language and Popular Politics in England, 1867-1914 (Paperback)

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Rethinking Popular Politics: 1. From the rise of 'demos' to the rise of 'class'; 2. Working-class homogeneity reconsidered; 3. Relocating popular politics; Part II. A Local Study: Wolverhampton, c.1860?1914: 4. Liberal hegemony and its critics; 5. Popular Toryism and the origins of Labour politics; 6. Labour and the working class, 1890?1914; Part III. Party Games, 1885?1914: 7. Popular politics and the limitations of party; 8. The fall and the rise of popular Liberalism, 1886?1906; 9. Labour roots, Labour voices, Labour myths; Conclusion; Bibliography.