A comprehensible and accessible portrait of the various 'languages' which shaped public life in nineteenth century Britain, covering key themes such as governance, statesmanship, patriotism, economics, religion, democracy, women's suffrage, Ireland and India.

Ben Griffin, University of Cambridge, UK Anthony Howe, University of East Anglia, UK Matthew Kelly, University of Southampton, UK Jonathan Parry, University of Cambridge, UK Robert Saunders, University of Oxford, UK Simon Skinner, University of Oxford, UK Jon Wilson, King's College London, UK

Introduction; David Craig and James Thompson 1. Good Government; James Thompson 2. Statesmanship; David Craig 3. Patriotism; Jonathan Parry 4. Religion; Simon Skinner 5. Popular Political Economy; Anthony Howe 6. Democracy; Robert Saunders 7. Women's Suffrage; Ben Griffin 8. Irish Nationalism; Matthew Kelly 9. The Silence of Empire: Imperialism and India; Jon Wilson