Rudé, George F. E.

Paris and London in the eighteenth century : studies in popular protest / by George Rudé. - New York : Viking Press, 1971. - 350 p. ; 22 cm. - 323.26:316(44+42)(09) (NLA) .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: The 'pre-industrial' crowd.--Society and conflict in London and Paris in the eighteenth century.--The outbreak of the French Revolution.--The fall of the Bastille.--The social composition of the Parisian insurgents of 1789 to 1791.--The motives of popular insurrection in Paris during the French Revolution.--'Mother Gin' and the London riots of 1736.--Wilkes and liberty, 1768-9.--The Gordon riots: a study of the rioters and their victims.--The London 'mob' of the eighteenth century.--Collusion and convergence in eighteenth century English political action

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Riots--England--London
Riots--France--Paris


London (England)--Social conditions
Paris (France)--Social conditions
Paris (France)--History--1789-1799
London (England)--History--18th century

323.26:316(44+42)(09) (NLA)