Nicholas Rogers
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198201724
- eISBN:
- 9780191674990
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198201724.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
The 1790s is widely regarded as a critical decade in the development of popular politics in Britain. Fired by the twin experiences of the American and French Revolutions, the publication of Paine's ...
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The 1790s is widely regarded as a critical decade in the development of popular politics in Britain. Fired by the twin experiences of the American and French Revolutions, the publication of Paine's Rights of Man in 1791 saw a dramatic growth in democratic radicalism among artisans and the labouring poor, and a corresponding loyalist reaction of unparalleled proportions. The social penetration of democratic ideas and the extent to which British politics became polarized along class lines has been hotly debated among historians. So too has the lineage of radicalism. This chapter explores the festival and political ideology of this troubled era. It focuses on the way in which radicals, reformers, and reactionaries marshalled popular support in the public domain, and how the robust traditions of street politics were mobilized, reshaped, and ruptured in the process.Less
The 1790s is widely regarded as a critical decade in the development of popular politics in Britain. Fired by the twin experiences of the American and French Revolutions, the publication of Paine's Rights of Man in 1791 saw a dramatic growth in democratic radicalism among artisans and the labouring poor, and a corresponding loyalist reaction of unparalleled proportions. The social penetration of democratic ideas and the extent to which British politics became polarized along class lines has been hotly debated among historians. So too has the lineage of radicalism. This chapter explores the festival and political ideology of this troubled era. It focuses on the way in which radicals, reformers, and reactionaries marshalled popular support in the public domain, and how the robust traditions of street politics were mobilized, reshaped, and ruptured in the process.
H. L. A. Hart
- Published in print:
- 1982
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198254683
- eISBN:
- 9780191681509
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198254683.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Philosophy of Law
This book is both an exposition and a critical assessment of some central issues in jurisprudence and political theory. Chapter themes include Bentham's identification of the forms of mystification ...
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This book is both an exposition and a critical assessment of some central issues in jurisprudence and political theory. Chapter themes include Bentham's identification of the forms of mystification protecting the law from criticism, his relation to Beccaria and his conversion to democratic radicalism.Less
This book is both an exposition and a critical assessment of some central issues in jurisprudence and political theory. Chapter themes include Bentham's identification of the forms of mystification protecting the law from criticism, his relation to Beccaria and his conversion to democratic radicalism.
