Gladstone and Disraeli Published February 15th 2005 by Routledge
– 208 pages Gladstone and Disraeli surveys and compares the
careers of these two influential Prime Ministers. Stephen J. Lee
examines how Gladstone and Disraeli emerged as leaders of the
two leading parties and goes on to consider their time in power,
analyzing many different aspects of their careers. Using a wide
variety of sources and historiography, Lee compares and
contrasts the beliefs of Gladstone and Disraeli, their effect on
the economy, social reform, the Irish problem and parliamentary
reform, and on foreign policy. Introduction. Outline Chronology
1. Gladstone and Disraeli Before 1868 2. The Ideas of Gladstone
and Disraeli 3. Social, Economic and Institutional Reforms 4.
Constitutional Reforms 5. Foreign Policy 6. Imperialism and
Empire 7. Ireland 8. Gladstone, Disraeli and Their Political
Parties Stephen J. Lee is Head of History at Bromsgrove School.
His many publications include The European Dictatorships,
1918-1945 (2nd edition, 2