The 'natural Leaders' and Their World
Download or Read eBook The 'natural Leaders' and Their World PDF written by Jonathan Jeffrey Wright and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jonathan Jeffrey Wright |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781846318481 |
ISBN-13 | : 1846318483 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The 'natural Leaders' and Their World by : Jonathan Jeffrey Wright
Book excerpt: A richly detailed exploration of the complex urban culture of the Presbyterian elite in late-Georgian Belfast, The 'Natural Leaders' and their World offers a major reassessment of the political life of Belfast in the early nineteenth century. Examining the activities of a close-knit group of individuals who sought to reform British and European politics, Jonathan Wright addresses topics such as romanticism, evangelicalism, and altruism, with a look at writers such as Lord Byron, Walter Scott, Robert Owen, and Thomas Chalmers. In doing so, he tells the story of a Presbyterian middle class and the complex entanglement of their political, cultural, and intellectual lives.