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The Gordon Riots: Politics, Culture and Insurrection in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain
Hardback
Main Details
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The Gordon Riots: Politics, Culture and Insurrection in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Ian Haywood
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Edited by John Seed
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 158 |
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Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521195423
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Classifications | Dewey:303.6230942109033 |
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Audience | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
Illustrations |
17 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
1 March 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Gordon riots of June 1780 were the most devastating outbreak of urban violence in British history. For almost a week large parts of central London were ablaze, prisons were destroyed and the Bank of England attacked. Hundreds of rioters were shot dead by troops and for many observers it seemed that England was on the verge of a revolution. The first scholarly study in a generation, this book brings together leading scholars from historical and literary studies to provide new perspectives on these momentous events. The essays include new archival work on the religious, political and international contexts of the riots and new interpretations of contemporary literary and artistic sources. For too long the significance of the Gordon riots has been overshadowed by the impact of the French revolution on British society and culture: this book restores the riots to their central position in late eighteenth-century Britain.
Author Biography
Ian Haywood is Professor of English at Roehampton University, London. John Seed is Honorary Research Fellow at Roehampton University, London.
Reviews'These essays offer historians of the eighteenth-century a valuable re-examination of these events which have long been seen through too narrow a lens. Contemporary Review
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