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| Summary: | How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? In his brilliant new book, John Barrell argues that the fear of revolution produced a culture of surveillance and suspicion which penetrated every aspect of private life. The Spirit of Despotism shows how the culture of suspicion affected how people spoke and behaved in London coffee-houses; how it influenced attitudes to the king's behaviour on. holiday; how it infiltrated the country cottage, previously idealised as haven of peace and retirement; and how it influen.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index. |
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| ISBN: | 1429422149
9781429422147
019151568X
9780191515682
9780199281206
0199281203
1280758252
9781280758256
9786610758258
6610758255 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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