Social Disorder in Britain 1750-1850: The Power of the Gentry, Radicalism and Religion in Wales

by J.E. Thomas

Book Overview

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries revolutionary dissent, political upheaval and social protest spread throughout Europe - and Wales was no exception. In this unique examination of British social history, J.E. Thomas focuses upon the power of the local gentry in Wales, and their relationship with the poor and potentially revolutionary population. Early explosions of protest were seen all over Wales, coinciding with the aftermath of the American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350163538
• ISBN13: 9781350163539
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"