Scottish Public Opinion and the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707

The Anglo-Scottish union crisis is used to demonstrate the growing influence of popular opinion in this period.

List of contents

Introduction
Politics and Communications in post-Revolution Scotland
Oppositional opinion politics
The government and public opinion
Public discourse on the Union, 1699-1705
Public discourse on the Union treaty
Addresses against the treaty
Crowds and collective resistance to the treaty
Conclusions: public opinion and the making of the Union of 1707
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Karin Bowie

Product details

• Authors: Karin Bowie
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2007
• EAN: 9780861932894
• ISBN: 978-0-86193-289-4
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 239 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education