| 书目名称 | Palmerston | | 编辑 | Paul R. Ziegler | | 视频video | | | 概述 | One of the few authoritative and uptodate books on this leading nineteenthcentury British political figure Not only reviews the life of Palmerston but reassesses his contribution to the nineteenth cen | | 丛书名称 | British History in Perspective | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | In serving more than fifty years in public life, Palmerston placed his stamp upon nineteenth-century Britain.Born and bred an eighteenth-century aristocrat, he initially seemed out of place in a world stirred by the twin forces of the French and Industrial Revolutions, and more suited to the dandified life of the beau monde.As a conservative politician, he appeared ill fit for an age of reform, and as Foreign Secretary his gunboat diplomacy courted war and revolution at a time when European diplomats were seeking peace and stability..However, as Paul R. Ziegler‘s compelling biography shows, the 3rd Viscount Palmerston was a man of contradictions.Despite his aristocratic roots and playboy image, Palmerston was a tireless public servant and a meticulous planner, who identified himself with the people and became their natural spokesperson - a role which culminated in his eventual election as Prime Minister.Whilst fearing the advent of democracy, he was willing to experiment with reform; and although seemingly averse to the onrush of modernity, he nevertheless seized the initiative both at home and abroad in leading his nation into the future..Taking into account recent scholarship and | | 出版日期 | Textbook 2003Latest edition | | 关键词 | bibliography; biography; Britain; English; future; Great Britain; knowledge; nation; play; politics; revolutio | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-4039-1 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003 |
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