John Wilkes: A Friend to Liberty
Autor Peter D. G. Thomasen Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 mar 1996
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780198205449
ISBN-10: 0198205449
Pagini: 294
Ilustrații: 4 pp plates
Dimensiuni: 146 x 233 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0198205449
Pagini: 294
Ilustrații: 4 pp plates
Dimensiuni: 146 x 233 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
No scholar knows more about the issues and practices of British politics in the era of the War of American Independence than Thomas. He is ideally situated to provide the ideological context within which Wilkes must be understood by later generations. Providing that context is one of the major achievements of this study.
thorough and scholarly study of Wilkes's private life and public career
A fascinating and intriguing portrait of the man George III referred to as "that devil".
the first properly researched biography to have appeared since 1917 ... Professor Thomas is well-qualified to give Wilkes this kind of scholarly going-over ... Peter Thomas comes out with a flourish of support for the traditional view of Wilkes as a man of principle: a rascal, yes, but a genuine radical too. Most readers will, I fancy, be glad to see that final verdict.
Thomas is clear, well informed and judicious in his treatment of the highlights of Wilkes's most famous public disputes with successive administrations.
Peter Thomas has produced the first serious study of Wilkes for some years.
no scholar as well versed in the period as Peter Thomas has previously offered an account of his life ... This biography of Wilkes displays his characteristic virtues ... These characteristics combine to make the narrative engaging and refreshing, and in general a pleasure to read. He has chosen to play to his established strengths, and this book makes the extent as well as the limits of these fully apparent.
we gain deep insight into his character, ideas and conduct, and the way these related to the social and political developments of his time ... The narrative is flawless, the comment stimulating, and Professor Thomas comes to a clear and fair decision about the many controversial episodes in Wilkes's career. Many of the details of this long and stormy career are already familiar, but Professor Thomas relates and evaluates them with refreshing verve ... this enjoyable and informative book succeeds in rehabilitating Wilkes to some extent, by drawing attention more to his merits than his failings.
As one would expect, the author's command of parliamentary sources and the newspaper press is second to none, and the work has an authoritative precision which many readers will appreciate ... essentially a political biography. As such it succeeds very well and will be recommended reading at more than one level.
thorough and scholarly study of Wilkes's private life and public career
A fascinating and intriguing portrait of the man George III referred to as "that devil".
the first properly researched biography to have appeared since 1917 ... Professor Thomas is well-qualified to give Wilkes this kind of scholarly going-over ... Peter Thomas comes out with a flourish of support for the traditional view of Wilkes as a man of principle: a rascal, yes, but a genuine radical too. Most readers will, I fancy, be glad to see that final verdict.
Thomas is clear, well informed and judicious in his treatment of the highlights of Wilkes's most famous public disputes with successive administrations.
Peter Thomas has produced the first serious study of Wilkes for some years.
no scholar as well versed in the period as Peter Thomas has previously offered an account of his life ... This biography of Wilkes displays his characteristic virtues ... These characteristics combine to make the narrative engaging and refreshing, and in general a pleasure to read. He has chosen to play to his established strengths, and this book makes the extent as well as the limits of these fully apparent.
we gain deep insight into his character, ideas and conduct, and the way these related to the social and political developments of his time ... The narrative is flawless, the comment stimulating, and Professor Thomas comes to a clear and fair decision about the many controversial episodes in Wilkes's career. Many of the details of this long and stormy career are already familiar, but Professor Thomas relates and evaluates them with refreshing verve ... this enjoyable and informative book succeeds in rehabilitating Wilkes to some extent, by drawing attention more to his merits than his failings.
As one would expect, the author's command of parliamentary sources and the newspaper press is second to none, and the work has an authoritative precision which many readers will appreciate ... essentially a political biography. As such it succeeds very well and will be recommended reading at more than one level.
Notă biografică
Professor of Modern History at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth, Peter D. G. Thomas is the author of numerous studies in eighteenth-century politics.