Ideas of the Liberal Party: Perceptions, Agendas, and Liberal Politics in the House of Commons, 1832-1852 utilizes previous unexamined archival material of backbench members of parliament to reveal the emergence and development of early- to mid-nineteenth century liberalism.

• Utilizes previous unexamined archival material of backbench members of parliament
• Analyzes  crucial votes in the House of Commons to illuminate the importance of the development of the liberal party to the politics of the period
• Presents a fresh and insightful analysis of nineteenth century politics

Joseph Coohill  is Assistant Professor of History at Duquesne University, where he teaches British and World History. He gained his doctoral degree in Modern British History at Oxford University and his current research focuses on broad aspects of political history during the ‘Age of Reform.’