{"product_id":"the-friends-of-peace-anti-war-liberalism-in-england-1793-1815-paperback-9780521072823","title":"The Friends of Peace; Anti-War Liberalism in England 1793–1815 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521072823","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Friends of Peace\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnti-War Liberalism in England 1793–1815\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of the war-opposition in England during what has usually been presented as the great patriotic struggle against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. E. Cookson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521072823, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 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 Friends of Peace is a study of the war-opposition in England during what has usually been presented as the great patriotic struggle against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. Protest against the wars was led by liberal writers, professionals and businessmen. Dr Cookson argues that the importance of these anti-war liberals has never been sufficiently acknowledged. They were often a power in their local communities and were strongly linked through religious (especially Unitarian) Dissent and the activities of the press. By means of comprehensive and systematic use of the provincial press, the main manuscript sources, printed collections and the extensive pamphlet literature which this articulate minority generated, Dr Cookson has identified them as perhaps the first of the nonconformist pressure groups operating on the flanks of the Whig party, and demonstrated that they played a significant part in making it liberal and popular. In the face of the conservative and Anglican reaction of the 1790s, they became the chief opponents of the oligarchical society, greatly hastening the development of a middle-class ideology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Friends of Peace\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Warring Universe\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Warring Society\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Liberal Press\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Impact of Loyalism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Whigs and Liberals\u003cbr\u003e 7. Defensive War\u003cbr\u003e 8. Yorkshire and Lancashire\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Orders in Council\u003cbr\u003e 10. Christian Petitions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\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":45912975180056,"sku":"9780521072823","price":41.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521072823i.jpg?v=1694969224","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-friends-of-peace-anti-war-liberalism-in-england-1793-1815-paperback-9780521072823","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}