Timeline of Bryce’s Life and Career

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Timeline of Bryce’s Life and Career xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. The Formation of a Democratic Intellect: Belfast-Glasgow-Oxford 13
9. 2. Religious Tests and Secular Vocations 39
10. 3. The Making of the Historian: The Holy Roman Empire and After 63
11. 4. Manchester and Educational Reform 87
12. 5. A Liberal Ascent: Peaks and Troughs in the 1870s 113
13. 6. Home Rule and Small-Nation Nationalism: Ireland and Iceland 141
14. 7. Democracy, European and American 167
15. 8. Intimate Politics at Home: Domesticity, Gender, and Religion 194
16. 9. Race Relations 224
17. 10. Bryce and the American People: Public Moralist, Cultural Diplomat 253
18. 11. The War of Words 281
19. 12. Democratic Travails: Making Modern Democracies 305
20. Epilogue 335
21. Notes 345
22. Bibliography 409
23. Illustration Credits 433
24. Index 435