Poisoning the minds of the lower orders
By: Don Herzog.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 559
Subjects: Conservatism -- Great Britain -- History; Democracy -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Description: Conservatism was born as an anguished attack on democracy. So argues Don Herzog in this arrestingly detailed exploration of England's responses to the French Revolution. Poisoning the Minds of the Lower Orders ushers the reader into the politically lurid world of Regency England.

How were England's humble subjects transformed into proud citizens? And just how successful was the transformation? At once history and political theory, absorbing and disquieting, Poisoning the Minds of the Lower Orders challenges our own commitments to and anxieties about democracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.