Methodism and Politics in British Society 1750-1850

Methodism and Politics in British Society 1750-1850
Author: David Hempton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-10-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135026416

Originally published in 1984, this book charts the political and social consequences of Methodist expansion in the first century of its existence. While the relationship between Methodism and politics is the central subject of the book a number of other important themes are also developed. The Methodist revival is placed in the context of European pietism, enlightenment thought forms, 18th century popular culture, and Wesley’s theological and political opinions. Throughout the book Methodism is treated on a national scale, although the regional, chronological and religious diversity of Methodist belief and practice is also emphasized.

Government and Community in the English Provinces, 1700–1870

Government and Community in the English Provinces, 1700–1870
Author: David Eastwood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 215
Release: 1997-06-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1349256730

In this bold and original study, David Eastwood offers a reinterpretation of politics and public life in provincial England. He explores the ways in which power was exercised, and reconstructs the social and cultural foundations of political authority in provincial England. Professor Eastwood demonstrates the crucial role played by local elites in policy-making, and shows how English public institutions and political culture can only be understood in terms of the long-run development of the English state.

The Politics of the People in Eighteenth-Century Britain

The Politics of the People in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: H.T. Dickinson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-01-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 134924659X

This challenging and original study examines the most important aspects of popular political culture in eighteenth-century Britain. The first part explores the way the British people could influence existing political institutions or could exploit their existing powers, by looking at the role of the people in parliamentary elections, in a wide range of pressure groups, in their local urban communities, and in popular demonstrations. The second part shows how the British people became increasingly politicised during the eighteenth century and how they tried to shape or defend their political world.

The Industrial Revolution and British Society

The Industrial Revolution and British Society
Author: Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1993-01-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521437448

This text is a wide-ranging survey of the principal economic and social aspects of the first Industrial Revolution.

Radicalism and Revolution in Britain 1775-1848

Radicalism and Revolution in Britain 1775-1848
Author: M. Davis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1999-12-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 023050938X

The spectre of revolution and the nature of radicalism in Britain from the late eighteenth century through to the age of the Chartists has for some time engaged the interest of scholars and been the topic of much debate. This book honours one of the subject's most renowned and respected historians, Professor Malcolm I. Thomis. In a collection distinguished by its formidable range of contributors, a series of stimulating essays explores and re-examines the threats and ideas of revolution and the byzantine networks and character of British radical culture in the turbulent and intriguing years between 1775 and 1848.

Victorian Infidels

Victorian Infidels
Author: Edward Royle
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1974
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780719005572

Church, Chapel and Party

Church, Chapel and Party
Author: Richard D. Floyd
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2008-01-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230590586

Through close examination of dozens of electoral contests in carefully chosen constituencies, the author demonstrates that the fundamental division separating the burgeoning liberal and conservative parties in England in the 1830s and 1840s was religion, and that this controversy was what created a perceptible two-party system in British politics.

Nationalism in the Age of the French Revolution

Nationalism in the Age of the French Revolution
Author: Otto Dann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1988-07-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1441151710

It has been almost a truism of European history that the French Revolution gave a great stimulus to the growth of modern nationalism. This collection of original essays in English sets out to examine in detail, for the first time, in what ways and for what reasons the era of the Revolution did see major developments in this respect in various parts of Europe.