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The Rise and Fall of English Radicalism, 1760 to 1800

By Mark Hulliung Copyright 2025
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the major political debates in England during the final decades of the eighteenth century, a period when responses to the American and French Revolutions were a major concern and the entire future of public life in England was in question. Offering an in-depth treatment of the political pamphlets and literature of the time, this book examines the voices of both the radicals... Read more

1. Four Remarkable Decades, 1760 to 1800  2. The Question of Republicanism  3. The Social Contract and Natural Rights  4. English Radicals and Their Challengers in the Age of Revolution  5. Burke, Radicals, and Conservatives

Biography

Mark Hulliung has published widely on topics concerning cultural, intellectual, and political history, European and American. His most recent book is The Saga of Edmund Burke: From His Age to Ours. Five countries have come under his purview: England, Scotland, America, France, and Italy. The Rise and Fall of English Radicalism, 1760 to 1800