A Moralist in and Out of Parliament: John Stuart Mill at Westminster, 1865-1868

by John M. Robson and Bruce L. Kinzer

When John Stuart Mill was elected in the "blue-ribbon" liberal constituency of Westminster, there was great interest in seeing how a man of intellect would stand the practical political test. The watershed parliament of 1865-8 in which he served saw the growing polarization of politics between the new Liberal Party and the Conservatives. Mill gained greater eminence - and notoriety - by promoting women's suffrage, proportional and working-class...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080205949X
• ISBN13: 9780802059499
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"