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A mad, bad, and dangerous people? : England, 1783-1846 /

In a period scarred by apprehensions of revolution, war, invasion, poverty, and disease, elite members of society lived in constant fear of what they thought of as the 'mad, bad, and dangerous people'. Boyd Hilton examines the changes in politics and society in the years 1783-1846, and how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hilton, Boyd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:New Oxford history of England.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • England 1783-1846 : a preview
  • Politics in the time of Pitt and Fox, 1783-1807
  • Pittism and plutocracy : the social and psychological foundations
  • Politics in the time of Liverpool and Canning, 1807-1827
  • Ruling ideologies
  • The crisis of the old order, 1827-1832
  • Contesting mechanical philosophy
  • Politics in the time of Melbourne and Peel, 1833-1846
  • The condition and reconditioning of England
  • Afterwards : 'There are no barbarians any longer'
  • Chronology.