A new and controversial perspective on the causes, personalities and consequences of the most devastating urban riots in British history. Editor(s): Haywood, Ian; Seed, John. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 412. . 2015. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: The Gordon Riots. Politics, Culture and Insurrection in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1107479843
ISBN 13: 9781107479845
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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The Gordon riots of June 1780 were the most devastating outbreak of urban violence in British history. For almost a week large parts of central London were ablaze, prisons were destroyed and the Bank of England attacked. Hundreds of rioters were shot dead by troops and for many observers it seemed that England was on the verge of a revolution. The first scholarly study in a generation, this book brings together leading scholars from historical and literary studies to provide new perspectives on these momentous events. The essays include new archival work on the religious, political and international contexts of the riots and new interpretations of contemporary literary and artistic sources. For too long the significance of the Gordon riots has been overshadowed by the impact of the French revolution on British society and culture: this book restores the riots to their central position in late eighteenth-century Britain.

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Ian Haywood is Professor of English at Roehampton University, London.

John Seed is Honorary Research Fellow at Roehampton University, London.

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