William Pitt and the French Revolution, 1785-1795 / Jennifer Mori.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mori, Jennifer, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

All political actors of the 1790s are assumed to fall into 'radical' or 'conservative' camps according to the strength of their reactions to the French Revolution. The response of the Younger Pitt to that revolution remains unclear and has been contested by historians for the past two centuries. Based on an in-depth analysis of Pitt's actions as Prime Minister, this exciting new study claims that he was intellectually and emotionally untouched by the French Revolution and by the ideological considerations of the revolutionary era. This is essentially a biographical study of a man whose political legacy has been fought over by his heirs and followers. Jennifer Mori's careful and innovative analysis provides the chronological background and detail that enables the reader to assess Pitt's actions at home and abroad and to determine that legacy both as a man and as a political leader.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction: The Pittite Legacy, 1806-1995

Chapter 1: Reform Objectives Defined, 1779-1789

Chapter 2: Revolutionary France in British Foreign Policy, 1784-1789

Chapter 3: A Studied Neutrality, 1790-1791

Chapter 4: Action and Reaction: The Road to War in 1792

Chapter 5: War without Conviction, January 1793-April 1794

Chapter 6 : From Probation to Persecution, January 1793-June 1794

Chapter 7: The Winds of Misfortune, May 1794-December 1795

Chapter 8 : Radicalism Suppressed, July 1794-December 1795

Conclusion: Illusion and Delusion in British Politics and Policy

Primary Source Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)

ISBN:

1-4744-7112-9