Social Disorder in Britain 1750-1850

The Power of the Gentry, Radicalism and Religion in Wales

J. E. Thomas (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

2020
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-16353-9 (ISBN)

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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries revolutionary dissent, political upheaval and social protest spread throughout Europe and Wales. In this unique examination of British social history, J.E. Thomas focuses upon the power of the local gentry in Wales, and their relationship with the poor and potentially revolutionary population. Early explosions of protest were seen all over Wales, coinciding with the aftermath of the American Revolution, and the equally seismic events of the French Revolution, while later revolts went on to provide serious challenges to the British state. 'Social Disorder in Britain' is an important contribution to the study of the history of religion, social protest and the rise of revolutionary movements, and will be essential reading for students and researchers of British history as well as those interested in revolution more generally.

J. E. Thomas is Professor Emeritus of Adult Education at the University of Nottingham, having previously held the positions of Dean and Pro-Vice Chancellor. He is the author of numerous articles, as well as several books, including 'The House of Care: Prisons and Prisoners in England 1500-1800' (1988) and 'Britain's Last Invasion: Fishguard 1797' (2007).

Introduction

Chapter One: The Welsh Squirearchy
Chapter Two: The Peasantry of Wales
Chapter Three: The Explosion of Protest
Chapter Four: An Intellectual Basis of Protest?
Chapter Five: The Machinery of Control
Chapter Six: Towards a Theocratic Wales
Epilogue

Notes and references
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.06.2020
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Gewicht	327 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-350-16353-8 / 1350163538
ISBN-13	978-1-350-16353-9 / 9781350163539
Zustand	Neuware