The Politics of the People Eighteenth-Century Britain
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- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publish date: 12/01/1994
Description:
This challenging and original study examines the most important aspects of popular political culture in eighteenth-century Britain. The first part explores the way the British people could influence existing political institutions or could exploit their existing powers, by looking at the role of the people in parliamentary elections, in a wide range of pressure groups, in their local urban communities, and in popular demonstrations. The second part shows how the British people become increasingly politicised during the eighteenth century and how they tried to shape or defend their political world.
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