Nationalism and the State (Revised)

by John Breuilly

Book Overview

Penny politics offers a new way to read early Victorian popular fiction such as Jack Sheppard, Sweeney Todd, and The Mysteries of London. It locates forms of radical discourse in the popular literature that emerged simultaneously with Brittan's longest and most significant people's movement. It listens for echoes of Chartist fiction in popular fiction. The book rethinks the relationship between the popular and political, understanding that radical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719038006
• ISBN13: 9780719038006
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"