Gladstone and Disraeli Book

	List of illustrations	viii
	Introduction	ix
	Acknowledgements	xi
	Outline chronology of ministerial posts	xii
1	Gladstone and Disraeli before 1868	1
	Background	1
Analysis 1	Compare the contributions made to British politics between 1832 and 1868 by Gladstone and Disraeli	5
Analysis 2	How and why have interpretations differed about the achievements of Gladstone and Disraeli before 1868?	8
	Sources
1	Disraeli and the Conservative party before 1866	15
2	Interpretations of the influence of Peel on Gladstone	20
2	The ideas of Gladstone and Disraeli	27
	Background	27
Analysis 1	Compare and contrast the main ideas of Gladstone and Disraeli	28
Analysis 2	How have historians assessed the ideas and attitudes of Gladstone and Disraeli? Why have their explanations differed?	32
	Sources
1	'Disraelian Conservatism' and 'Tory Democracy'	40
2	Interpretations of the role of religion in Gladstone's ideas	43
3	Social, economic and institutional reforms	46
	Background	46
Analysis 1	Compare the contributions of Gladstone and Disraeli to the development of the British economy	49
Analysis 2	How have historians viewed the economic, social and institutional reforms of Gladstone and Disraeli?	52
	Sources
1	Disraeli's social reforms	61
2	Interpretations of the reforms of Gladstone's first ministry (1868-74) and Disraeli's second ministry (1874-80)	64
4	Constitutional reform	66
	Background	66
Analysis 1	Compare the attitudes and policies of Gladstone and Disraeli on the reform of Parliament	70
Analysis 2	Examine the views of historians on Gladstone, Disraeli and the Reform Acts of 1867 and 1884	72
	Sources
1	Gladstone and parliamentary reform	79
2	Interpretations of Disraeli and the 1867 Reform Act	81
5	Foreign policy	85
	Background	85
Analysis 1	Compare the aims of Gladstone and Disraeli in their foreign policies between 1868 and 1885	88
Analysis 2	How have historians interpreted the involvement of Gladstone and Disraeli in the Eastern Question between 1870 and 1885?	90
	Sources
1	The 'Bulgarian Horrors'	98
2	Interpretations of Disraeli and the Treaty of Berlin (1878)	101
6	Imperialism and Empire	104
	Background	104
Analysis 1	Compare the records of Gladstone and Disraeli on imperial issues	106
Analysis 2	Consider the range of historical viewpoints on the reasons behind the imperial policies of Gladstone and Disraeli	111
	Sources
1	Problems in the Empire	118
2	Interpretations of motives for Empire	121
7	Ireland	124
	Background	124
Analysis 1	Did Disraeli give the Conservative party 'a policy on Ireland'?	128
Analysis 2	How have historians interpreted the reasons for and effects of Gladstone's pursuit of the policy of Home Rule for Ireland?	131
	Sources
1	'Irish Home Rule' and its implications for 'Empire'	139
2	Interpretations of Gladstone and Ireland	141
8	Gladstone, Disraeli and their political parties	145
	Background	145
Analysis 1	Compare the contributions made to their political parties by Gladstone and Disraeli	150
Analysis 2	How have historians interpreted the contributions of Gladstone and Disraeli to their parties?	153
	Sources
1	The electoral performance of the Liberals and Conservatives 1865-95	165
2	Gladstone, Disraeli, and 'mass' appeal	168
	Notes	171
	Select bibliography	183
	Index	187