Democratic Passions: The Politics of Feeling in British Popular Radicalism, 1809-48

by Matthew Roberts

Book Overview

This book challenges the assumption - just as alive today as it was in the nineteenth century - that the political sphere was an arena of reason in which feelings had no part to play. It shows that feelings were a central, albeit contested, aspect of the political culture of the period. Radical leaders were accused of inflaming the passions; the state and its propertied supporters were charged with callousness; radicals grounded their claims to citizenship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526178869
• ISBN13: 9781526178862
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"