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Crowds and history : mass phenomena in English towns, 1790-1835 / Mark Harrison.
Main entry:

Harrison, Mark, 1958-

Title & Author:

Crowds and history : mass phenomena in English towns, 1790-1835 / Mark Harrison.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Description:

xviii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series:

Past and present publications.

Notes:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Cambridge University) under title: The crowd in Bristol, 1790-1835.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-345) and index.
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.
Summary:

A fresh look at the crowd in relation to the urbanising process and the civic culture it inspired.

ISBN:

0521302102
9780521302104

Subject:

Crowds History.
Cities and towns England History.
History.
Foules Histoire.
Villes Angleterre Histoire.
Histoire.
history (discipline)
Cities and towns
Crowds
Social conditions
Steden.
Massahysterie.
Crowds Great Britain History.
Cities and towns Great Britain History.
Great Britain History 1789-1820.
Great Britain History 1800-1837.
England Social conditions 19th century.
England Social conditions 18th century.
United Kingdom
Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1789-1820.
Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1800-1837.
Angleterre Conditions sociales 19e siècle.
Angleterre Conditions sociales 18e siècle.
England
Great Britain
Great Britain Social conditions.
England Towns Crowds Behaviour, history. Sociopolitical aspects

Form/genre:

Theses.
History

Added entries:

Past and present publications.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 28392
Call No.: ID:88-B14176
Status: Available

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