{"product_id":"politics-and-opinion-in-crisis-1678-81-paperback-9780521024396","title":"Politics and Opinion in Crisis, 1678–81 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521024396","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics and Opinion in Crisis, 1678–81\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA reassessment of the succession crisis (1678–81) and the political crisis it provoked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Knights (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521024396, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages, 5 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 2.6 cm, 0.678 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe aftermath of the Popish Plot and the subsequent succession crisis of the years 1678 to 1681 are the context for this new study. It asks two key questions: was there an exclusion crisis? and did these years witness the birth of modern political parties? The author argues that the unrest was not simply due to a centrally organized party machine based around the single issue of exclusion; but was a broad-based controversy about the succession, fears of popery and arbitrary government which produced ideological polarization and political sophistication. Part One examines central politics to explore the succession crisis within the context of the court and an emergent political structure. Part Two explores public opinion in the country as a whole, and argues that propaganda electioneering, religious conflict and petitions committed men to organized networks of belief.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part One. 'A Great Crisis in Politics': 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Politics and the succession 1678–9\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'A King at Chess': politics and the succession between parliaments, May 1679–Ocotober 1680\u003cbr\u003e 4. Politics and the succession 1680–1\u003cbr\u003e 5. The structure of politics\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Public Opinion, 1679–81: The Succession, Popery and Arbitary Government: 6. 'This outrageous liberty of the press'\u003cbr\u003e 7. Public opinion in 1679\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'The popular humour of petitioning': public opinion 1679–80\u003cbr\u003e 9. Petitioners, abhorrers and addressers: public opinion February 1680–February 1681\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'The scene begins to turne': propaganda and ideology in 1681\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913087312152,"sku":"9780521024396","price":30.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521024396i_611ce6b1-b19d-4ede-b1e6-d30f0fff5eb4.jpg?v=1694964584","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politics-and-opinion-in-crisis-1678-81-paperback-9780521024396","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}