Bibliograph

The unruly city, Paris, London and New York in the age of revolution, Mike Rapport

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The unruly city, Paris, London and New York in the age of revolution, Mike Rapport

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-349) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The unruly city

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

983205388

Responsibility statement

Mike Rapport

Sub title

Paris, London and New York in the age of revolution

Summary

In The Unruly City, historian Mike Rapport offers a vivid history of three intertwined cities toward the end of the eighteenth century--Paris, London, and New York--all in the midst of political chaos and revolution. From the British occupation of New York during the Revolutionary War, to agitation for democracy in London and popular uprisings, and ultimately regicide in Paris, Rapport explores the relationship between city and revolution, asking why some cities engender upheaval and some suppress it

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Three cities in an age of revolution -- The Revolution comes to New York, 1765-1775 -- London defiant: Wilkes and liberty, 1763-1776 -- The King against Paris, 1763-1776 -- New York City in revolution and war, 1775-1783 -- London burns: reformers and rioters, 1776-1780 -- Paris rises: the coming of revolution, 1776-1789 -- New York: capital city, 1783-1789 -- Paris in revolution, 1789-1793 -- London debates the French Revolution, 1789-1792 -- Paris in the Terror, 1793-1794 -- Radical London: Democrats, loyalists and the reaction, 1792-1794 -- New York confronts the French Revolution, 1789-1795 -- Conclusion: The revolutionary city and historical memory

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