The Dynamics of Change

Roy Porter reviews three books on the politics of the 18th century.

Roy Porter | Published in 01 Oct 1982
  • The Dynamics of Change. The Crisis of the 1750s and English Party System
    J.C.D. Clark. xii - 615 pp. (Cambridge' University Press, 1982)
  • For the Cause of Truth. Radicalism in London 1796-1821
    J. Ann Hone. 412 pp. (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1982)
  • In Defiance of Oligarchy. The Tory Party 1714-60
    Linda Colley. viii + 375 pp. (Cambridge University Press, 1982)

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