Maps: Africa; the Middle East; the Balkans --
Preface --
Biographical Note --
Introduction
(starting p. 1) --
1
Formative Influences
(starting p. 10) --
2
The Rising Politician
(starting
p. 20) --
3
The Second Reform Act
(starting p. 44) --
4
The Conscience of the Party
(starting p. 62) --
5
The Making of a Statesman
(starting p. 83) --
6
The Eastern Question and the Foreign Office
(starting p. 105) --
7
A Leader in Waiting
(starting p. 141) --
8
The First Premiership and Ireland, 1885-6
(starting p. 172) --
9
The New Conservatism in Practice
(starting p. 202) --
10
European Security and Imperial Expansion
(starting p. 243) --
11
The Politics of Opposition 1892-5
(starting p. 274) --
12
Unionist Democracy, 1895-1900
(starting p. 300) --
13
The System under Strain: Diplomacy and War, 1895-1900
(starting p. 317) --
14
Anti-climax
(starting p. 353) --
The Balance Sheet
(starting p. 375) --
Manuscript Sources
(starting p. 379) --
Notes
(starting p. 382) --
Index
(starting p. 442)
This political biography of three-times British Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury (1830-1902), aims to serve as a scholarly account of one of the leading Tory statesmen of the late-19th century.
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