Cereals and Social Stability. A Note on 18th Century Britain

The essay addresses the political implications of popular disturbances occasioned by the waves of bad harvests and periodic grain shortages in Britain during the XVIIIth century. The debate and the documents of the time do not seem to validate the critical hypotheses connected with the Foucaultian i...

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Main Author: Franco M. Di Sciullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2023-09-01
Series:Scienza & Politica
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Online Access:https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/17697