Celebrities, heroes and champions : popular politicians in the age of reform, 1810-67 / Simon James Morgan.

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.

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