The Politics of Patriotism : English Liberalism, National Identity and Europe, 1830–1886 (Paperback)

Introduction; Part I. English Liberalism and National Identity: 1. The English constitution and the liberal state; 2. Character, morals and national identity; Part II. Europe and Liberal Politics: 3. Liberalism and the continent, 1830?47; 4. The 1848 revolutions and the triumph of liberal patriotism; 5. Italian unification and the search for an ethical nationhood; 6. The Franco-Prussian War and the destruction of the first Gladstone government, 1870?4; 7. The Eastern question and its consequences, 1875?6; Conclusion; Abbreviations and bibliography.