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The spirit of despotism : invasions of privacy in the 1790s /
How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? In his brilliant new book, John Barrell argues that the fear of revolution produced a culture of surveillance and suspicion which penetrated every aspect of private life....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? In his brilliant new book, John Barrell argues that the fear of revolution produced a culture of surveillance and suspicion which penetrated every aspect of private life. The Spirit of Despotism shows how the culture of suspicion affected how people spoke and behaved in London coffee-houses; how it influenced attitudes to the king's behaviour on. holiday; how it infiltrated the country cottage, previously idealised as haven of peace and retirement; and how it influen. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1429422149 9781429422147 019151568X 9780191515682 9780199281206 0199281203 1280758252 9781280758256 9786610758258 6610758255 |