The Scottish People And The French Revoloution (enlightenment World: Political And Intelledtual History Of The Long Eighteenth Century)
by Bob Harris /
2008 / English / PDF
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This is the first modern scholarly study of the political culture
of Scotland during the 1790s. Harris compares the emergence of 'the
people' as a political force in Scotland with popular political
movements in England and Ireland. He is the first to analyse
Scottish responses to the French Revolution across the political
spectrum; explaining Loyalist as well as Radical opinions and
organisations. He also takes regional difference into account,
moving scholarly attention beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow. This book
adds significantly to the growing wealth of studies into the
popular politics of the 1790s. It also sets the context for current
scholarly debates about Robert Burns' engagement with the French
Revolution.
This is the first modern scholarly study of the political culture
of Scotland during the 1790s. Harris compares the emergence of 'the
people' as a political force in Scotland with popular political
movements in England and Ireland. He is the first to analyse
Scottish responses to the French Revolution across the political
spectrum; explaining Loyalist as well as Radical opinions and
organisations. He also takes regional difference into account,
moving scholarly attention beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow. This book
adds significantly to the growing wealth of studies into the
popular politics of the 1790s. It also sets the context for current
scholarly debates about Robert Burns' engagement with the French
Revolution.
