Victorian Political Thought

This study offers a brief analytical survey of a rich and varied period of British political and social thought. Its main aim is to present a picture of Victorian political thought that incorporates the insights of recent work in the history of ideas, and so to place thinkers such as Mill, Bagehot and Spencer in a broader historical context. Stuart Jones highlights the Victorian thinker's quest for an intellectually authoritative foundation for a body of political, social and moral principles.