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Britain and the French Revolution / Clive Emsley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Emsley, Clive.
- Series:
- Seminar studies in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public opinion--Great Britain--History.
- Public opinion.
- History.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1789-1820.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Foreign public opinion, British.
- France.
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.
- Great Britain--Civilization--French influences.
- Civilization.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1789-1820.
- International relations.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--France.
- France--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- France--Foreign relations--1789-1815.
- Physical Description:
- 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2000.
- Summary:
- This provides a concise, thematic introduction to the impact of the French Revolution on Britain. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject, valuable in bringing the reader up-to-speed on the area being examined, followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography. Examines the causes and course of Britain's war with Revolutionary France and on the effects of the war at home. For those interested in British history.
- Contents:
- 1. Issues and Historiography 3
- Part 2 Analysis 7
- 2. Ideas 9
- Burke and Paine 9
- Radical Variations 13
- Loyalist Responses 17
- 3. Politics 21
- Whigs and Others 21
- Radicals and Repression 29
- Loyalism and Xenophobia 40
- The Irish Experience 46
- 4. War 53
- Causes and Course 53
- Men, Money and Munitions 58
- Famine 65
- Part 4 Documents 77
- Who's Who 110.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0582369614
- OCLC:
- 43569239
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