Author:
Morgan, Simon, 1974- author.
ImprintManchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.
Imprint2021
Descriptionx, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Building reputations: the path to renown -- The people's champions -- Heroes and hero-worship -- Celebrities -- The private lives of agitators -- Romantic revolutionaries.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and index.
Note:Celebrities, heroes and champions examines the popular politician in British and Irish society from the Napoleonic Wars to the Second Reform Act. Covering a range of political movements, it offers a unique perspective on contemporary political culture including the connections between popular politics and an evolving culture of celebrity.