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The spirit of despotism : invasions of privacy in the 1790s / John Barrell

Author
Barrell, John
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Language Note
English.
Contents
List of Illustrations; List of Table; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Charing Cross and the City; 2. Coffee-House Politicians; 3. Weymouth Amusements; 4. Hair Powder; 5. Cottage Politics; Bibliography; Contents; Index.
Summary
How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? In his brilliant new book, John Barrell argues that the fear of revolution produced a culture of surveillance and suspicion which penetrated every aspect of private life. The Spirit of Despotism shows how the culture of suspicion affected how people spoke and behaved in London coffee-houses; how it influenced attitudes to the king's behaviour on. holiday; how it infiltrated the country cottage, previously idealised as haven of peace and retirement; and how it influen.
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ISBN
1429422149 (electronic bk.)
9781429422147 (electronic bk.)
019151568X
9780191515682
9780199281206
0199281203
1280758252
9781280758256
9786610758258
6610758255
0199281203 (Cloth)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index.
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