Paris and London in the eighteenth century
Subtitle: studies in popular protest
By: [by] George Rudé.
Publisher: Viking Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: City and town life -- Europe -- History -- 18th century; Riots -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century; Riots -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century; Paris (France) -- Social conditions; London (England) -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The 'pre-industrial' crowd.; title: Society and conflict in London and Paris in the eighteenth century.; title: The outbreak of the French Revolution.; title: The fall of the Bastille.; title: The social composition of the Parisian insurgents of 1789 to 1791.; title: The motives of popular insurrection in Paris during the French Revolution.; title: 'Mother Gin' and the London riots of 1736.; title: Wilkes and liberty, 1768-9.; title: The Gordon riots: a study of the rioters and their victims.; title: The London 'mob' of the eighteenth century.; title: Collusion and convergence in eighteenth century English political action.