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

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作者
Di Sciullo, Franco M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Messina, Messina, Italy
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关键词
18th Century Great Britain; Governamentality; Adam Smith; E.P; Thompson; J; Bohstedt; MORAL ECONOMY; SMITH; ADAM; TEA;
D O I
10.6092/issn.1825-9618/17697
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
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 idea of governmentality or with the Smithian defence of free trade in grain. More fruitful are the theses of E.P. Thompson and J. Bohstedt, both related to the relationship between subsistence, deference and social stability. Measures relating to "spirituous liquors" and popular reaction to them are also considered.
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页码:177 / 196
页数:20
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