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Paris and London in the eighteenth century; studies in popular protest
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Title
Paris and London in the eighteenth century; studies in popular protest [by] George Rudé.
ISBN
0670538329
Published
New York, Viking Press [1971]
Physical Description
350 p. 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The 'pre-industrial' crowd.
Society and conflict in London and Paris in the eighteenth century.
The outbreak of the French Revolution.
The fall of the Bastille.
The social composition of the Parisian insurgents of 1789 to 1791.
The motives of popular insurrection in Paris during the French Revolution.
'Mother Gin' and the London riots of 1736.
Wilkes and liberty, 1768-9.
The Gordon riots: a study of the rioters and their victims.
The London 'mob' of the eighteenth century.
Collusion and convergence in eighteenth century English political action.
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