The Spirit of Despotism
John (Professor of English, Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York) Barrell
Oxford University Press, 2006
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How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? This book argues that the fear of revolution produced a culture of surveillance and suspicion which penetrated every aspect of private life. It shows how it infiltrated the country cottage.
- ISBN-13
- 9780199281206
- ISBN-10
- 0199281203
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Publication date
- 2006-01-26
- Pages
- 294
- Dimensions
- 243x163x23
- Weight
- 556