The Independent Man - Citizenship and Gender Politics in Georgian England

Informationen zum Autor Matthew McCormack is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Northampton Klappentext This book explores changing notions of political and personal virtue in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and offers a new account of masculinity and citizenship in English culture. Zusammenfassung This book explores changing notions of political and personal virtue in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries! and offers a new account of masculinity and citizenship in English culture. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figuresAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Gender, obligation and political virtue2. Act the part of honest independent men3. From the Civil War to the Seven Years War4. Declarations of Independence, 1760-765. Rethinking the independent Englishman, 1770-976. Anti-Jacobinism and citizenship, 1789-18157. Independence versus Old Corruption, 1815-298. Independence and the Reform debates, 1830-2Conclusion

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew McCormack, McCormack Matthew
• Con la collaborazione di: Pamela Sharpe (Editore), Penny Summerfield (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9780719070556
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7055-6
• Pagine: 232
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 11 mm
• Serie: Gender in History; Gender in History (Paperback); Gender in History
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Politics and government, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, C 1700 To C 1800