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1 online resource (256 p.) :
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12 B/W tables
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9781474405683
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A broad, richly detailed examination of the cultural, political and social history of Britain’s long eighteenth centuryFew scholars can claim to have shaped the historical study of the long eighteenth century more profoundly than Professor H. T. Dickinson, who, until his retirement in 2006, held the Sir Richard Lodge Chair of British History at the University of Edinburgh. This volume, based on contributions from Professor Dickinson’s students, friends and colleagues from around the world, offers a range of perspectives on eighteenth-century Britain and provides a tribute to a remarkable scholarly career. Professor Dickinson’s work and career provides the ideal lens through which to take a detailed snapshot of current research in a number of areas. The volume includes contributions from scholars working in intellectual history, political and parliamentary history, ecclesiastical and naval history; discussions of major themes such as Jacobitism, the French Revolution, popular radicalism and conservatism; and essays on prominent individuals in English and Scottish history, including Edmund Burke, Thomas Muir, Thomas Paine and Thomas Spence. The result is a uniquely rich and detailed collection with an impressive breadth of coverage.Key featuresProvides a snapshot of current research agendas in eighteenth-century historyFeatures focused essays by an international team of contributorsIncludes fourteen chapters engaging with a range of historical sub-disciplines (including intellectual, parliamentary, political, ecclesiastical and naval history)
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Figures and Tables --
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Acknowledgements --
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H. T. Dickinson: An Appreciation --
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Introduction --
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Part I. Parliament and Political Cultures --
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1. ‘The Press Ought to be Open to All’: From the Liberty of Conscience to the Liberty of the Press --
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2. ‘Could the Scots Become True British?’ The Prelude to the Scottish Peerage Bill, 1706–16 --
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3. Parliament and Church Reform: Off and On the Agenda --
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4. Liberty, Property and the Post-Culloden Acts of Parliament in the Gàidhealtachd --
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5. Political Toasting in the Age of Revolutions: Britain, America and France, 1765–1800 --
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Part II. Beyond Liberty and Property --
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6. Edmund Burke, Dissent and Church and State --
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7. ‘The Wisest and Most Benefi cial Schemes’: William Ogilvie, Radical Political Economy and the Scottish Enlightenment --
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8. Thomas Spence and James Harrington: A Case Study in Influence --
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9. Thomas Spence, Children’s Literature and ‘Learning . . . Debauched by Ambition’ --
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Part III. The Long and Wide 1790s --
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10. British Radical Attitudes towards the United States of America in the 1790s: The Case of William Winterbotham --
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11. Was there a Law of Sedition in Scotland? Baron David Hume’s Analysis of the Scottish Sedition Trials of 1794 --
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12. The Vilifi cation of Thomas Paine: Constructing a Folk Devil in the 1790s --
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13. Nelson’s Circles: Networking in the Navy during the French Wars --
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14. The Posthumous Lives of Thomas Muir --
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Appendix: Selected List of H. T. Dickinson’s Publications, 1964–2015 --
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Notes on the Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474405683
URL:
Co-access DOI click Walter de Gruyter
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474405683
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