A01=Edward Royle
Author_Edward Royle
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Product details
- ISBN 9780719048036
- Weight: 295g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 28 Dec 2000
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Europe was swept by revolution in the period from 1789 to 1848. Britain, alone of the major western powers, seemed exempt from this revolutionary fervour. The governing class attributed this exemption to divine providence and the soundness of the British Constitution. This view has been upheld by historians for over a century. This book provides students with an alternative view of the potential for revolution and the resources of conservatism in early industrial Britain which challenges many of the common assumptions. Incorporates quotations from primary sources to give the reader a critical sense of why revolution was taken seriously by people at the time. Shows how the revolutionaries were defeated by the government's propaganda against revolutionary sentiments and the strength of popular conservatism.
Edward Royle is Professor of History at the University of York
