The Scottish People and the French Revolution
Series: Enlightenment World, 6; Enlightenment World, 6
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9781851965694
Subjects: Political culture
Description: Harris compares the emergence of 'the people' as a political force in Scotland with popular political movements in England and Ireland.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Introduction; 1. The Eighteenth-Century Roots of Scottish 'Jacobin' Politics; 2. Newspapers, The French Revolution and Public Opinion; 3. 'The True Spirit of Liberty'; 4. Checking the Radical Spirit; 5. Volunteers, the Militia and the United Scotsmen, 1797-8; 6. Bread, Dearth and Politics, 1795-1801; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index.