Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TABLES, FIGURES, AND MAP ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. ABBREVIATIONS xix
6. CHAPTER ONE. The Unreformed Political System 1
7. CHAPTER TWO. The Structure of Electoral Politics in Unreformed England 45
8. CHAPTER THREE. The Structure of Borough Politics: Participation and Politicization 82
9. CHAPTER FOUR. The Substance of Borough Politics: Variations on Three Themes 114
10. CHAPTER FIVE. The Borough Voter 173
11. CHAPTER SIX. The Voter Decides: The Development of Partisan Behavior 212
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Voter’s Decision: The Social Foundations of the Vote 253
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. Interpretations and Speculations 306
14. APPENDIX I. Nominal Record Linkage 312
15. APPENDIX II. OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS 321
16. APPENDIX III. GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS: 1761–1802 323
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 327
18. INDEX 345
19. Backmatter 355