Public Opinion, Propaganda, and Politics in 18th-Century England: A Study of the Jew Bill of 1753

by Thomas Perry

In 1753, at the request of the London Jewish community, the Peiham administration passed an act repealing the religious test that prevented Jewish aliens from being naturalized. This act, formally known as the Jewish Naturalization Act, was of negligible practical importance, but political opponents exploited the issue for an upcoming election campaign. The "Jew Bill" became a battle cry that swept across England. The Peiham administration, sensing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674724003
• ISBN13: 9780674724006
• Release Date: January 1962
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.0"