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Politician · Writer · Novelist
British politician and novelist. He led the Conservative Party and became prime minister, promoting imperial policy and social reform. He is a person who thinks about British politics in the 19th century.
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Congress of Berlin
1878
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Born into a Jewish family in London, he became famous for his writing at a young age. As a politician, he rose to prominence in parliament despite facing prejudice against his origins and personality.
As a Conservative Party politician, he was involved in electoral law reform and social policy, and as Prime Minister he promoted imperial policy. The Suez Canal stock purchase and diplomacy at the Berlin Conference symbolize Britain during the imperialist era.
Disraeli was known for his literary expressiveness and parliamentary wit. The conflict with his rival Gladstone is a typical example of Victorian politics.
Disraeli's politics show that conservatism went beyond merely preserving the old system to incorporating electoral reform, empire, and social policy. When you study him, you begin to see the 19th century, when parliamentary politics and imperialism were intertwined.
