Riots, Rising And Revolution: Governance and Violence in Eighteenth Century England - Softcover

Gilmour, Ian

 
9780712655101: Riots, Rising And Revolution: Governance and Violence in Eighteenth Century England
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0712655107 ISBN 13: 9780712655101
Verlag: Pimlico, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

Britain in the eighteenth century was deeply divided; riots over politics, food and religion were endemic. Despite the relative liberty of English institutions; the penal code was the harshest in Europe - stealing a hankerchief was a capital offence. In this brilliant history of the hidden side of the eighteenth century, Ian Gilmour argues that violence usually stemmed from the incompetence or arrogance of the ruling class. He tells the story of the great rebellions - of Scotland in 1715 and 1745, of Ireland in 1798 - and the famous episodes of Wilkes and Gordon. But he also paints a vivid picture of the vicious discipline of the army, skulduggery at elections, the class violence of industrial struggles, the ritual violence of duelling and the swingeing punishment of poachers.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ian Gilmour has been a barrister, journalist, politician and writer. His previous books include: The Making of the Poets: Byron and Shelley in Their Time; Dancing With Dogma, an analysis of Britain under Thatcherism; and Britain Can Work; and The Body Politic.

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Verlag
Pimlico
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0712655107
ISBN 13 
9780712655101
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
512
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
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Deutschland

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