The Scottish people and the French Revolution
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The Scottish people and the French Revolution
(The Enlightenment world : political and intellectual history of the long eighteenth century, no. 6)
Pickering & Chatto, 2008
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-327) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presents a study of the political culture of Scotland in the 1790s. This book compares the emergence of 'the people' as a political force, with popular political movements in England and Ireland. It analyses Scottish responses to the French Revolution across the political spectrum; explaining Loyalist as well as Radical opinions and organisations.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Eighteenth-Century Roots of Scottish 'Jacobin' Politics
- Chapter 2 Newspapers, the French Revolution and Public Opinion
- Chapter 3 'The True Spirit of Liberty': Scottish Radicals, 1792-4
- Chapter 4 Checking the Radical Spirit
- Chapter 5 Volunteers, the Militia and the United Scotsmen, 1797-8
- Chapter 6 Bread, Dearth and Politics, 1795-1801
- conclusion Conclusion
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