Crowds and History: Mass Phenomena in English Towns, 1790-1835
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, urbanisation 'revolutionised' English society as much as industrialisation. Central to this urbanising process, and the civic culture it inspired, was the bringing together of people in large numbers - to celebrate, commemorate, vilify or validate. Contemporary observers found the power and potential of urban crowds both awesome and alarming. They witnessed the capacity of the masses to confer...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521520134
ISBN13:9780521520133
Release Date:June 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:380 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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