A War of Ideas: British Attitudes to the Wars Against Revolutionary France, 1792–1802

Author:   Emma Vincent Macleod
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138320598


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   06 August 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Emma Vincent Macleod
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138320598


ISBN 10:   1138320595
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   06 August 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Edmund Burke and the War Against the French Revolution. 2. Government Attitudes: The Pitt Administration and George III. 3. Loyalists and War Crusaders. 4. The Opposition to the War (I): The Foxite Whigs. 5. The Opposition to the War (II): Radicals and Friends of Peace. 6. Churchmen: Political Preaching, Patriotism and Pacifism. 7. Women at War: British Women and the Debate on the Wars Against Revolutionary France. 8. The Voice of the People? Public Opinion and the Wars Against Revolutionary France.

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’Macleod has read very widely and her survey offers a comprehensive view of the range of British attitudes at the time.’ French History, Vol. 13, No. 3 ’...an interesting and scholarly volume which...will deservedly be widely used for many years to come.’ Parliamentary History, Vol. 18, No. 1 ’ ...a judicious and thoughtful book.’ British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 23, part 1 ’This book is an important contribution to an expanding body of literature on Britain in the 1790s and will excite considerable interest from historians of ideas.’ English Historical Review, Vol. 115, no. 461


'Macleod has read very widely and her survey offers a comprehensive view of the range of British attitudes at the time.' French History, Vol. 13, No. 3 '...an interesting and scholarly volume which...will deservedly be widely used for many years to come.' Parliamentary History, Vol. 18, No. 1 ' ...a judicious and thoughtful book.' British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 23, part 1 'This book is an important contribution to an expanding body of literature on Britain in the 1790s and will excite considerable interest from historians of ideas.' English Historical Review, Vol. 115, no. 461


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