Whigs and Hunters
E. P. Thompson
Explore the political and social implications of the Black Act, a law of unprecedented savagery passed by Parliament in 1723 to deal with poaching in the royal forest. In Whigs and Hunters, E.P. Thompson shines a light on the violent conflict between the 'Blacks' and Whig nominees, affording us glimpses of popular discontent, political chicanery, judicial inequity, corrupt ambition, and crime.
Publish Date
1990-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
1990-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1975
Goodreads Rating
4.19
ISBN
9780957000520
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Recommendations
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Recommendations
2019-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
My own particular favourite amongst his books is Whigs and Hunters, a shorter, more elegantly written work on conflicts between villagers and the state in the forests of 18th century England. – source