BRITISH CONSERVATISM AND THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE ... - ideals

century British history, it has been necessary to concentrate on issues
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relating to organizational growth and development.
Less attention has
been devoted to such aspects as the personalities of both the executive
and the rank and file members and the women who played such a prominent
role in its activities.
Religious, class, local politics, and the
economic factors underlying popular perceptions of decline have
likewise received a limited coverage.
Despite the necessarily narrow orientation, it is hoped that
the detailed examination of the "mechanics" of the League will help
both to restore the organization to its rightful role on the stage of
late nineteenth century British political history and to provide a
richer, more comprehensive understanding of the nature of modern
politics and its relation to still larger societal phenomena.