Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1 The Politics of Riot 1
5. 2 Devon's Classic Food Riots 27
6. 3 Manchester, a Town of Strangers 69
7. 4 Cavalry and Soup Kitchens 84
8. 5 Entrepreneurial Politics 100
9. 6 The Mobilization of the Weavers 126
10. 7 Reprise: 1812 157
11. 8 The Agrarian Equipoise 165
12. 9 Riots and Community Politics in Historical Perspective 202
13. Abbreviations 225
14. Manuscript Sources 227
15. Notes 230
16. Index 301