Radical spaces : venues of popular politics in London, 1790-c. 1845 / Christina Parolin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parolin, Christina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--Great Britain--18th century.

Radicalism.

Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU E Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Radical Spaces explores the rise of popular radicalism in London between 1790 and 1845 through key sites of radical assembly: the prison, the tavern and the radical theatre.

Contents:

Preliminary; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. 'Honourable House of Blasphemers': the radical public of Newgate in the early nineteenth century; 2. 'Bastilles of despotism': radical resistance in the Coldbath Fields House of Correction, 1798-1830; 3. The 'She-Champion of Impiety': female radicalism and political crime in early nineteenth-century England; 4. Radicalism and reform at the 'Gate of Pandemonium': the Crown and Anchor tavern in visual culture, 1790-1820; 5. 'Fresh Crown and Anchor sentiments': radical reform in the Strand, 1817-1847

6. 'Temple of Knowledge and Reason': culture and politics at 3 Blackfriars Road, Surrey7. 'Bitten with the Rotunda notions': audience, identity and communication 1830-1832; 8. 'Pythoness of the Temple': Eliza Sharples and the gendered public of the Rotunda; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 11, 2016).

ISBN:

9781921862014

1921862017

OCLC:

678455704

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459482