Radical Underworld Prophets, Revolutionaries, and Pornographers in London, 1795-1840 by McCalman, Iain - 1993

Clarendon Press, 1993-09-30. paperback. Used:Good.

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Clarendon Press, 1993-09-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback / softback. New. This study of English popular radicalism during the period between the anti-Jacobin government 'Terror' of the 1790s and the beginnings of Chartism challenges conventional distinctions between 'high' and 'low' culture, revealing the links between the political underworld and literary culture, poverty, crime and prophetic religion.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1993-09-30. paperback. Used: Good.

Clarendon Press. Paperback. New. 8x5x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Oxford, England, UK, New York, et al. : Clarendon Paperbacks/Clarendon Press/Published by Oxford University Press, 1993. This Paperback Edition Published by Oxford University Press: 1993 . Trade Paperback. Brand New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 'The Radical's Arms' by George Cruikshank, 1819, British Museum (Jacket Illustration). 338 + xx pp. Copy in pristine state. Synopsis: This is a paperback edition of a highly acclaimed study of English popular radicalism during the period between the anti-Jacobin government `Terror' of the 1790s and the beginnings of Chartism. Challenging conventional distinctions between `high' and `low' culture, Iain McCalman brilliantly reveals the links between the political underworld and literary culture, poverty, crime, and prophetic religion. Drawing on information from spy reports and contemporary literature, the book traces for the first time the history of the underground revolutionary-republican… Read More