| Description |
xviii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Past and present publications |
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Past and present publications.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- List of figures, maps and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Part I. Theory and Method: 1. The crowd and history: problems of historiography -- 2. The crowd in history: problems of definition and method -- Part II. Patterns, Procedures and Power: 3. Introduction: the ordering of the urban environment -- 4. Contexts for crowds in four towns: Bristol, Liverpool, Norwich and Manchester -- 5. Time, work and the occurrence of crowds -- 6. Symbolism, ritual and the location of crowds -- 7. Masses and masses: the language of crowd description -- Part III. Cases, Causes and Contingencies: 8. Introduction: corporate bodies -- 9. Meetings and elections -- 10. Celebration and ceremonial -- 11. Riot and revolt -- 12. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Analysis |
England Towns Crowds Behaviour, history. Sociopolitical aspects |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Cambridge University) under title: The crowd in Bristol, 1790-1835 |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Cambridge University) under title: The crowd in Bristol, 1790-1835 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 322-345 |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- England -- History.
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Crowds -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Social conditions -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043315
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England -- Social conditions -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043316
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Great Britain -- History -- 1789-1820. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056817
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Great Britain -- History -- 1800-1837. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056818
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| LC no. |
88001728 |
| ISBN |
0521302102 |
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