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The Gordon Riots: Politics, Culture and Insurrection in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain
The Gordon Riots: Politics, Culture and Insurrection in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain
The Gordon riots of June 1780 were the most devastating outbreak of urban violence in British history. This book brings together leading scholars from historical and literary studies to provide new perspectives on these momentous events. The essays offer new interpretations of contemporary literary and artistic sources.
288 pages, 17 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 1, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521195423 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 234 × 17 mm · 586 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Haywood, Ian (Roehampton University, London) |
| Editor | Seed, John (Roehampton University, London) |