Riot, risings and revolution : governance and violence in eighteenth-century England
Gilmour, Ian, 1926-20071993
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Arguing that violence usually stemmed from the incompetence or arrogance of the ruling class, Gilmour tells the story of the great rebellions - of Scotland in 1715 and 1745, of Ireland in 1798 - and the famous episodes of Wilkes and Gordon. By the author of "The Body Politic" and "Inside Right".
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London : Pimlico, 1992.
Collation:
viii,504p. ; 24cm.
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Previously published: Hutchinson, 1992.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780712655101 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.07
Local class:
941.07
Language:
English
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BRN:
2037811
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