by George Rude
A book first published in 1964 this was the revised version of 1981.
It was very interesting looking at the French revolution and 1848 revolution in France and the Luddites, Chartists and Gordo riots in England along with a number of food and labour riots in both countries. He gets behind "the mob" by looking at some of the individual participants with some surprising results.
I found the style of writing a bit flat at times. I found the maps charting the spread of riots really fascinating. 7/10
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