Title: Poisoning the minds of the lower orders
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Democracy, Conservatism, Social conditions, History, Democracy, history, Great britain, politics and government, 18th century, Great britain, politics and government, 19th century, Great britain, social conditions
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 19th century, 1789-1820, 18th century
LC classification: JC573.2.G7 H47 1998