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Popular Radicalism in Nineteenth-Century Britain

English · Paperback / Softback

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In offering a wide-ranging overview of radicalism throughout the ''long'' nineteenth century, from the mid eighteenth century to the aftermath of the First World War, this study contests the methods and findings of recent revisionist interpretations.Radical movements faced a more difficult task than other political formations since they sought not merely to construct an audience - to find a language which resonated with people''s material needs and greivances - but to mobilise for change. Options were limited as radicals had to conform to rhetorical, organisational and cultural norms to ensure popular legitimacy and support. This volume pays particular attention therefore to contextual factors: to the changing codes and conventions of political culture and public space. Through critical engagement with revisionist and post-modernist interpretations, it throws new light on factors which often divided liberals from radicals, and indeed, radicals from themselves.This is an accessible and much-needed introduction to the new linguistic and cultural approaches to nineteenth-century popular politics.>

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A wide-ranging overview of radicalism throughout the "long" 19th century, from the days of "Wilkes and Liberty" to the aftermath of World War I, this study offers a critical introduction to new linguistic and cultural approaches. It studies both working-class and middle-class radicalism.

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Authors Belchem, John Belchem, John (Reader in History Belchum
Publisher Macmillan
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 18.12.1995
 
EAN 9780333565759
ISBN 978-0-333-56575-9
No. of pages 222
Series Social History in Perspective
Social History in Perspective
Bloomsbury 3PL
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History
Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics
Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education

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